Capital markets news | Mon 18 Nov 2024
Equity
- Metro Healthcare up slightly on ACE Market debut Edge Star
- Fertiliser firm Cropmate prices IPO at 20 sen Edge NST Star
- Infoline Tec’s Main Market transfer approved by Bursa Edge
- Pantech gets SC’s nod for listing of subsidiaries Edge
- PMB Technology’s rights issue oversubscribed 12.45% Edge
- Farm Price aborts bonus warrants a week after announcement Edge
- Malaysia Smelting Corp declares 24 sen dividend Edge
- Casinos may lead Philippines IPO revival in 2025 Edge
- TikTok parent ByteDance’s valuation hits USD300b Edge NST
- Chinese self-driving firm Pony AI seeks USD4.5b value in US IPO Edge
- Samsung unveils surprise USD7b buyback as AI fears persist Edge
Debt and money markets
- Dynasty Harmony’s RM60m sukuk assigned AA3 rating RAM
- BNM allowing foreign FIs to issue ringgit bonds will boost liquidity Edge Star
- Laos struggles to tame inflation and pay back USD13b debt Mail
- Nissan faces record debt bill with 1 year left to fix finances Edge
- Developing countries need USD1t annually for climate change Mail
Digital assets
- Stablecoin start-up BVNK seeks funding after major Stripe deal Edge
- Bitcoin ETFs’ 3rd highest outflow foreshadows price bottoms Coindesk
- Bank clients testing Bitcoin ETFs, FOMO spike expected in 4Q Coindesk
- El Salvador, the first nation to accept bitcoin as legal tender Coindesk
- US Senator suggests Treasury convert gold for Bitcoin reserve Cointelegraph
- Trump policies could take DeFi mainstream Cointelegraph
Other financial market news
- Singapore’s GIC to keep investing in US Edge
- Indonesia’s Oct exports beat forecast with 10.3% growth Star
- How Trump 2.0 will impact Indonesia’s economy Star
- Aluminium soars as China cancels tax incentive on exports Edge
- China’s Oct industrial output up 5.3%, misses forecast Star
- China new home prices fall 0.5% in Oct Star
- China, EU reach technical consensus in EV talks Edge
- China’s troubled solar sector at turning point Star
- US finalises USD6.6b chips award for TSMC ahead of Trump return Mail
- EV companies, battery makers urge Trump not to kill tax credits Edge Mail
- Citigroup facing US probe over ties to sanctioned Russian billionaire Edge
- Archegos founder Bill Hwang deserves 21 years in prison Edge Mail
- BOE’s Bailey urges UK not to retaliate against trade protectionism Edge