KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia's key index closed at an intraday high today, supported by continued buying interest even as renewed geopolitical tensions and a weaker overnight lead from Wall Street following the US Federal Reserve's (Fed) decision to stand pat on interest rates weighed on broader sentiment. The Fed has decided to hold rates steady for the fifth consecutive meeting, with the Federal Funds Rate unchanged between 3.50 per cent and 3.75 per cent. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 4.84 points to 1,720.40 from yesterday’s close of 1,715.56. The benchmark index, which opened 1.14 points lower at 1,714.42, hit its lowest level of 1,710.69 in early trade before gaining momentum for the rest of the day. However, the broader market was negative with losers outpacing gainers 581 to 411, while 612 counters were unchanged, 1,173 untraded, and 87 suspended. Turnover declined to 2.49 billion units valued at RM2.25 billion from ...
There are a lot of people who buy without putting much thoughts. However, this buy, buy, buy mentality could be dangerous and bad for our society as well as the environment. This is because we are a very consumer driven generation. However, if you could stop for a minute and think as well as ponder, your wallet and Mother Nature will be very grateful. REDUCE Give yourself some time to think and ask if you can use less than what you are using. Sometimes, it is possible to make do with less of what we are using. For example, toiletries are the perfect example. If you do not waste shampoo or detergent, you will help to save a lot. This is all day-t0-day products that could make a huge difference. Another good example would be the mobile phones. How many of us are changing phones every year? There are a lot of us who change mobile phones every now and then as we chase after the latest model. If we could save money from all these products, we will be saving a lot more. Besides, it also cont...