Capital markets news | Wed 26 Feb 2025
Equity
- NEXG plans private placement to raise RM134m Edge
- Affin Bank proposes 1:18 bonus issue Edge Star
- Malacca Securities’ financing platform gives retail investors wider IPO access Edge
- Miti, SC launch RM131.5m co-investment fund for SMEs, mid-tier firms Edge Star
- Bursa derivatives hit all-time high of 22.75m contracts in 2024 Edge NST Star
- China raises scrutiny of outflows via Hong Kong listings, foreign deals Edge
- Tata Capital to go public in one of India’s top IPOs of the year Edge
- Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways to announce IPO this week Edge
- Anthropic nears funding deal valuing startup at USD61.5b Yahoo
- Crypto asset manager Bitwise raises USD70m Coindesk
- Traders think the stock market looks frothy and overvalued Yahoo
- Satellite communication tech company raised USD10.5m Yahoo
- What’s behind the gold price surging to record highs Edge
Digital assets
- Korean regulator halts some Dunamu services over rule violations Edge
- Bitcoin, ether hit multi-month lows Mail NST Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin enters technical bear market Cointelegraph
- GameStop urged to convert its USD5b cash into bitcoin Coindesk
- Crypto sentiment sinks to extreme fear as Trump says tariffs still on Cointelegraph
- The Trump crypto rally is fading Yahoo
- Trump administration could get stablecoin legislation passed this year Yahoo
- BTCS announces strategic partnership and investment in ETHGas Mail
- Most altcoins won’t make it Cointelegraph
- Elon Musk’s plan to run government on blockchain faces uphill battle Cointelegraph
M&A and property
- REIT deal flow to remain robust, but industrial transactions may slow down Edge
- EcoWorld to sell RM266m land, lease data centre to Google affiliate Edge NST Star
- Baidu buys JOYY’s China live-streaming unit for USD2.1b in digital video push Edge
- Nippon Steel to use US Steel merger agreement as base for US govt talks Edge
- Milei to review Telefonica’s USD1.25b Argentina sale Yahoo
Malaysian financial market news
- Malaysia secures record high RM378.5b approved investments in 2024 Edge Star
- Works Ministry awards RM848m contracts for roads, bridges in 5 states Edge
- Falling palm oil yields among planters’ concerns Star
- Govt plans Project Earth to overhaul LTAT, restructure Boustead Edge NST
- Singapore’s ST Telemedia GDC breaks ground on first data centre in Johor NST
- Former bank officer pleads not guilty to soliciting RM150k bribes Edge
Asian financial market news
- Indonesia detains Pertamina officials in USD12b graft case Edge
- China’s oil teapots rocked by tax rules that threaten closures Edge
- China’s private sector encouraged to invest in major energy projects Star
- China’s home prices to drop further, recovery not expected until 2026 Yahoo
- Alibaba to release open-source version of video generating AI model Edge
- Trump’s tariffs could shake Taiwan’s chip industry dominance Mail
- South Korea’s central bank cuts rate, growth outlook over tariff fears Mail Star
Other financial market news
- Fed’s Barkin prefers to wait and see on rates amid Trump policy uncertainty Yahoo
- Trump team seeks to toughen Biden’s chip controls over China Edge NST
- Tech giants have pledged over USD1t in US investment Yahoo
- Starbucks cuts 1,100 corporate jobs in bid to speed turnaround Edge
- Global LNG demand expected up 60% by 2040 as Asia leads growth Edge Yahoo
- EUDR costs may drive demand shift from palm kernel oil to crude coconut oil Edge