Malaysia Q4 current account surplus rises to 10.8 bln ringgit

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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Malaysia's current account surplus grew to 10.8 billion ringgit ($2.7 billion) in the fourth quarter from 3.8 billion ringgit in the previous three months, the government said on Thursday.

Portfolio investment saw a net outflow of 5.8 billion ringgit, compared with a revised net inflow of 0.8 billion ringgit in the third quarter of 2018. ($1 = 4.0640 ringgit) (Reporting by Liz Lee; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

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