Personal Finance Term
Bursa Malaysia
Malaysia's national stock exchange, where shares of listed Malaysian companies, REITs, ETFs, and other securities are bought and sold. It is the main marketplace for investing in Malaysian-listed companies.
Bursa Malaysia is the regulated exchange where local companies list their shares and where investors trade them through licensed brokers. Its main benchmark, the FBM KLCI, tracks a group of the largest listed companies and is often used as a snapshot of how the Malaysian market is doing. To buy and sell on Bursa, you need a trading account with a stockbroker and a Central Depository System (CDS) account that holds your shares electronically.
For a Malaysian investor, Bursa Malaysia is the front door to owning a piece of local businesses, from banks and plantations to REITs and ETFs. Trading involves brokerage fees and other small charges, and share prices rise and fall with company performance and market sentiment, so investing here carries real risk as well as the potential for growth and dividends. Many investors combine Bursa-listed holdings with global investments to diversify beyond a single market.