Malaysia
Market Watch
| Close of January 2, 2026 |
Change From | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt. Bond Yields | Latest Yield | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 2 Year | 2.923 | ▼ 0.4 | ▲ 0.3 | ▼ 0.4 |
| 5 Year | 3.249 | ▼ 0.5 | ▼ 0.3 | ▼ 0.5 |
| 10 Year | 3.497 | ▼ 0.9 | ▼ 4.2 | ▼ 0.9 |
|
* Government bond yield changes are expressed in basis points. |
||||
| Currencies | Latest Rate | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| MYR per USD | 4.054 | ▲ 0.1 | ▼ 0.1 | ▲ 0.2 |
| MYR per JPY | 0.026 | ▲ 0.2 | ▲ 0.1 | ▲ 0.2 |
|
* Exchange rate changes are expressed as a percentage change. |
||||
| Interest Rates | Latest Rate | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 1D KLIBOR | 2.750 | ◆ 0.0 | ◆ 0.0 | ◆ 0.0 |
|
* Interest rate changes are expressed in basis point change. |
||||
Policy Rates
| Change From | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Policy Rates | Latest Rate (6-Nov-2025) |
Previous Rate (4-Sep-2025) |
YTD Rate |
|
| Overnight Policy Rate | 2.750 | ◆ 0.0 | ◆ 0.0 | |
|
* Policy rate changes are expressed in basis point change. |
||||
Sovereign Ratings
| Agency | Rating | Outlook | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Rating Institutions | ||||
| R&I | A+ | stable | 2024-04-08 | |
| RAM | gA2 | stable | 2020-01-16 | |
| Non-Regional Rating Institutions | ||||
| Fitch | BBB+ | stable | 2024-06-27 | |
| S&P | A- | stable | 2022-06-28 | |
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
- Government’s efforts to reduce fiscal deficits show promising outcomes
- Job market remains resilient in October 2025 helping consumption
- Malaysia’s renewable energy sector heads into busy 1Q — Kenanga
- Banks' net interest margins to recover in 2H on stable OPR — Kenanga IB
- Malaysia, US trade rises to RM325.2bil in 2024, driven by E&E exports
Read full index for News and Commentary
BOND ISSUANCES
- 9.6-Year Malaysian Government Securities Tender Result for 12 Dec 2025
- 9-Month Malaysian Treasury Bills Tender Result for 27 Nov 2025
- 19.5-Year Government Investment Issues Tender Result for 25 Nov 2025
- 6.7-Year Malaysian Government Securities Tender Result for 18 Nov 2025
- 9.5-Year Government Investment Issues Tender Result for 11 Nov 2025