Bursa Malaysia nine-month net profit rises 13.46% to 214.8 million ringgit

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's stock exchange, Bursa Malaysia's net profit for the first nine months ended Sept. 30, 2026, rose 13.46 percent year on year to 214.81 million ringgit (about 52.68 million U.S. dollars), while revenue increased 19.48 percent to 641.46 million ringgit, driven by stronger market activity and fundraising momentum.

For the third quarter, net profit grew 9.96 percent year on year to 70.21 million ringgit, while revenue rose 20.3 percent to 216.42 million ringgit, according to its bourse filing on Wednesday.

Chief executive officer Fad'l Mohamed said the exchange recorded continued momentum across its markets during the nine-month period, supported by stronger trading activity, fundraising and investor participation.

Bursa Malaysia recorded 47 initial public offerings during the period, while average daily volume in the securities market increased 27.6 percent and average daily contracts in the derivatives market grew 19.3 percent.

"These point to healthy participation across our markets," he said.