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Encyclopedia > Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE, Bursa Saham Kuala Lumpur in Malay) dates back to 1930 when the Singapore Stockbrokers' Association was set up as a formal organisation dealing in securities in Malaya. In 1937, it was re-registered as the Malayan Stockbrokers' Association, but it still did not trade public shares. The Malay language, also known locally as Bahasa Melayu, is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay people who are native to the Malay peninsula, southern Thailand, Singapore, central eastern Sumatra, the Riau islands, and parts of the coast of Borneo. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The Federation of Malaya, or in Malay Persekutuan Tanah Melayu, was formed in 1948 from the British settlements of Penang and Malacca and the nine Malay states and replaced the Malayan Union. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...


By 1960, the Malayan Stock Exchange was formed and public trading of shares began on 9 May. In 1961, the Board system was introduced whereby two trading rooms, one each in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, were linked by direct telephone lines into a single market with the same stocks and shares listed at a single set of prices on both boards. 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mayor Datuk Ruslin Hasan District Kuala Lumpur District Area  - Total (City) 243. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...


The Stock Exchange of Malaysia was offically formed in 1964 and in the following year, with the secession of Singapore from Malaysia, the common stock exchange continued to function under the name Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore (SEMS). 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...


In 1973, with the termination of currency interchangeability between Malaysia and Singapore, the SEMS was separated into The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Bhd (KLSEB) and The Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES). Malaysian companies continued to be listed on SES and vice-versa. A new company limited by guarantee, The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) took over operations of KLSEB as the stock exchange. In 1994, it was re-named Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...


Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange became a demutualised exchange and was re-named Bursa Malaysia in 2004. It consists of a Main Board, a Second Board and MESDAQ. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MESDAQ (Malaysian Exchange of Securities Dealing & Automated Quotation) was launched on 6 October 1997 as a separate market mostly for technology based companies listing. ...


External link

  • Bursa Malaysia (formerly known as Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange) official website

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Bursa Malaysia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (307 words)
The Stock Exchange of Malaysia was officially formed in 1964 and in the following year, with the secession of Singapore from Malaysia, the common stock exchange continued to function under the name Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore (SEMS).
In 1973, with the termination of currency interchangeability between Malaysia and Singapore, the SEMS was separated into The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Bhd (KLSEB) and The Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES).
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange became a demutualised exchange and was re-named Bursa Malaysia in 2004.
Malaysia Derivatives Exchange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (166 words)
The Malaysia Derivatives Exchange (MDEX) is a limited share company formed during June 2001 in Malaysia through the merger of the Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE) and the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMMEX Malaysia).
It is a subsidiary of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE).
The exchange's most active contract is crude palm oil futures.
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