KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed higher, buoyed by Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) decision to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent, alongside positive cues from Wall Street. At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 19.30 points, or 1.19 per cent, to 1,635.86 from Wednesday’s close of 1,616.56. The benchmark index opened 6.72 points higher at 1,623.28, and fluctuated between an intraday high of 1,642.44 and a low of 1,622.62 during the trading session. However, market breadth was negative, with losers outnumbering gainers 723 to 497, while 466 counters were unchanged, 1,075 untraded and 10 suspended. Turnover rose to 3.74 billion units valued at RM3.61 billion compared with yesterday’s 2.81 billion units valued at RM2.57 billion.
The US Justice Department has charged four individuals in an alleged scheme to illegally export Nvidia’s high-end AI chips to China — a case that has intensified calls in Washington for strict, end-to-end tracking of advanced semiconductors. According to prosecutors, two US citizens and two Chinese nationals conspired to bypass export controls by funnelling Nvidia A100, H100 and H200 GPUs through Malaysia and Thailand using fake contracts and falsified paperwork. Authorities say the group successfully shipped 400 A100 GPUs into China between October 2024 and January 2025 before US law enforcement intercepted further attempts involving 10 supercomputers and dozens of top-tier GPUs. Congress Pushes for Chip Security Act The revelations prompted immediate political reaction. John Moolenaar, chair of the US House Select Committee on China, urged Congress to quickly pass the bipartisan Chip Security Act , legislation he introduced earlier this year. “China recognises the superiority of...