KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 — Bursa Malaysia Bhd halted all trading of its shares this morning.

According to a statement on its website, the operator of the local exchange said it will make a "material announcement” soon.

It also halted the trading of all structured warrants linked to the stock.

Yesterday, Bursa Malaysia reported a pre-tax profit of RM305.88 million for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2017, up from RM270.59 million in 2016.

The results came on the back of higher revenues of RM556.83 million compared to RM506.78 million in the previous year.

Countries tracking outflows are reported to have registered nearly US$4 billion in total since flows turned negative on January 30, 2018.