UK's Consumer Prices Index rises to 0.6% last month from 0.3% in Nov

Plantation minister adds that increase in cooking oil prices slight despite significant rise in CPO prices

It raises number of shares acquired this week to 51 million

Central bank committee considers monetary policy stance to be 'appropriate and accommodative'

Surge of up to 40% will hurt industry badly if left unaddressed, says Wibawa

Asset manager says asset class, with its solid fundamentals, poised to be in better shape for potential upsides

Buying in selected heavyweights pushes local bourse higher at lunch

Cars priced under RM100,000 likely to remain the most popular

FBM KLCI rises 11.14 points to 1,613.02 as at 11.02am

Investors in Asia take heart from comments by Biden's Treasury pick Janet Yellen during her Senate confirmation hearing

Local benchmark FBM KLCI up 2.76 points to 1,604.64 in early trade

Profits soar to US$4.4 billion in the final quarter of 2020

It inches up to 4.0460/0510 versus the greenback from 4.0480/0520