KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia Bhd’s net profit for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 (1Q 2025), fell to RM68.42 million compared with RM75.03 million reported in the previous corresponding quarter.
Revenue for the quarter under review also fell to RM184.38 million from RM187.2 million.
Its chief executive officer, Datuk Fad’l Mohamed, said 1Q 2025 was a challenging period for global markets, weighed by external factors affecting the equity market’s performance.
“For the current quarter under review, the average daily trading value (ADV) for on-market trades (OMT) and direct business trades (DBT) declined by 11.9 per cent to RM2.8 billion in 1Q 2025 against RM3.2 billion in 1Q 2024.
“Trading velocity in 1Q 2025 dropped by six percentage points to 33 per cent from 39 per cent in 1Q 2024,” he said in a statement today.
Bursa Malaysia said the lower number of trading days, by two days, in 1Q 2025, compared to 1Q 2024, also contributed to the decline in operating revenue.
As for the derivatives market, the trading revenue saw a notable increase of 13.7 per cent to RM28.9 million in 1Q 2025 from RM25.4 million in 1Q 2024.
“This increase was mainly driven by higher average daily contracts traded for Crude Palm Oil Futures,” it said.
Meanwhile, Bursa Malaysia said revenue from conference fees and exhibition-related income increased by 12.1 per cent to RM7.1 million in 1Q 2025 from RM6.4 million in 1Q 2024, supported by a higher number of participants at the Palm and Lauric Oils Price Outlook Conference and Exhibition.
“On the Islamic market front, operating revenue recorded a 23.0 per cent increase to RM5.5 million in 1Q 2025 from RM4.5 million in 1Q 2024, mainly driven by higher Bursa Suq Al-Sila’ (BSAS) trading revenue of RM4.9 million in 1Q 2025 from RM4.3 million in 1Q 2024,” it said.
Revenue from Bursa Gold Dinar also increased to RM0.6 million in 1Q 2025 from RM200,000 in 1Q 2024.
Bursa Malaysia also reported that its data business segment maintained its growth momentum, with operating revenue increasing by 2.1 per cent to RM19.4 million in 1Q 2025 from RM19.0 million in 1Q 2024.
Commenting on the market outlook in the coming months, Fad’l said that while global market uncertainties, including geopolitical tensions, US trade and monetary policy decisions, and commodity price volatility continue to shape investor sentiment, Bursa Malaysia remains focused on strengthening market resilience through ongoing outreach efforts and enhanced product offerings, to broaden investor participation.
“We expect these initiatives will help cushion against external headwinds and sustain healthy trading activity across our markets,” he added.
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