KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia Bhd
’s internet revenue decreased to RM355.25mil for the monetary yr ended Dec 31, 2021 (FY21), a 6% drop from RM377.74mil a yr in the past.
The inventory trade operator’s income declined to RM767.54mil from RM798.97mil.
“This is mainly due to lower operating revenue of RM751.63mil in FY21 compared to RM778.81mil in FY20, a decrease of 3.5%,” it stated in a inventory trade submitting.
Total working bills in FY21 was decrease by 1.1% at RM288.6mil in opposition to RM291.8mil in FY20. It additionally declared a ultimate dividend of 17 sen per share, amounting to about RM137.6mil, bringing the whole dividend payout for FY21 to 41 sen per share, which incorporates the interim dividend of 24 sen paid out in August 2021.
For the fourth quarter, the inventory trade’s internet revenue was decrease at RM64.95mil from RM104.85mil a yr in the past.
Revenue slipped to RM165.18mil from RM230.70mil beforehand, Bernama reported.
Bursa Malaysia chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar stated the trade demonstrated nice resilience and carried out properly all year long, however that FY21 proved to be a difficult yr globally.
“We continued to witness active trading for securities on our stock exchange, at an average daily trading value of RM3.5bil.
“In addition, we recorded 30 initial public offerings in FY21 compared to only 19 in FY20, which raised a total of RM2.7bil,” he stated.
As such, he stated the numbers have been testaments that firms and traders have been assured in the Malaysian capital market and the trade as a platform for his or her fundraising and investing wants.
For FY21, the securities market registered a buying and selling income of RM442.9mil in comparison with RM498.9mil in FY20, a lower of 11.2% attributable to decrease common each day buying and selling worth for on-market transactions and direct enterprise transactions.
Derivatives market buying and selling income decreased by 4.1% to RM87.3mil in FY21 from RM91.1mil in FY20, regardless of a report excessive of 18.4 million complete contracts traded final yr, surpassing the earlier excessive of 18.2 million complete contracts registered in 2020.
Meanwhile, market knowledge income elevated by 12.2% to RM54.0mil in FY21 from RM48.1mil in FY20, contributed by larger numbers of subscribers.
Chief govt officer Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift stated the securities market continues to point out long-term development and offers compelling funding alternatives.
“As for the derivatives market, we will explore new products while revamping existing ones in order to meet the evolving needs of market participants while enhancing its attractiveness to global players,” he stated.
He stated Bursa Malaysia will proceed to broaden the Islamic capital market by creating new syariah-compliant services and products whereas exploring product growth throughout the worth chain of Islamic wealth administration options.
