Capital markets news | Fri 7 Mar 2025
Equity
- Saudi Arabian fund to invest RM442m in AirAsia NST
- Euro mulls 331.99m share private placement, 1-for-1 rights issue Edge
- SDS Group plans 1-for-3 bonus issue Edge
- Nylex to be delisted on 11 Mar Edge Star
- Agape finalises USD23m private placement deal with institutional investors NST
- Klarna to file for USD1b IPO as soon as next week Yahoo
- AI crypto company Validation Cloud raises USD15m Series A Yahoo
- 3D creation tool developer Intangible raises USD4m seed funding Yahoo
- Fund managers adopt using insurance funds to buy long term assets Star
Digital assets
- Crypto custodian Hex Trust gets Singapore payment institution license Coindesk
- Dubai’s Emirates NBD launches crypto trading through digital arm Edge Coindesk
- Bitcoin chart shows back-to-back weekly hammer candles Coindesk
- Trump’s commerce secretary hints at bitcoin-only strategic reserve Cointelegraph
- Trump may order US bitcoin reserve using seized crypto Yahoo
- Texas’ bitcoin strategic reserve bill clears its senate Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Interest rate fears replace tariff fears as crypto pulls back Coindesk
- Deribit launches block RFQ system to improve liquidity for large trades Coindesk
- How can Bukele still stack Bitcoin after IMF loan agreement? Cointelegraph
- US Customs has started releasing seized crypto miners Cointelegraph
M&A and property
- Chemlite buys industrial land from Penang Development Corp Star
- Al-Salam REIT sells 2 shop office buildings in Bandar Sunway for RM10m Star
- Lotte Chemical sells 24% of Indonesia ethylene project for RM2.05b Edge Star
- Airwallex seals deal to acquire Vietnamese payment firm Edge
- Seven & i announces restructuring to fend off USD47b takeover bid Edge NST
- Walgreens will go private in USD10b deal with Sycamore Yahoo
- Onsemi discloses Allegro takeover bid at USD6.9b value Yahoo
Malaysian financial market news
- BNM keeps OPR at 3% as it bets on steady growth, manageable inflation Edge Star
- Parliament approves mandatory EPF contribution for foreign workers Edge
- No finding, report on Malaysia’s link in Nvidia chip fraud case Edge
- CIMB forecasts 7% drop in car sales due to targeted subsidies for RON95 Edge
- Malaysia’s wealthy increasingly investing in prime property Mail
- Malaysia records 9.2m air passengers in Jan Star
- SC’s income not enough to cover expenditures Edge
- Irregularities in Bestinet’s foreign worker management system contract Edge
Asian financial market news
- Vietnam FDI reaches nearly USD7b in first 2 months Star
- China vows more rate cuts this year to prime economy for growth Mail
- China targets services sector to boost domestic consumption Star
- US crude exports to India hit over 2-year high as Russia sanctions bite Yahoo
- US mulls plan to disrupt Iran’s oil by halting vessels at sea Edge
Other financial market news
- Feb US jobs report to show hiring uptick, unemployment rate steady Yahoo
- US economic activity up slightly but unevenly amid uncertainties Star
- Very challenging time for young programmers Yahoo
- CMA CGM to invest USD20b in US shipping, supply chain capabilities Yahoo
- US Treasury Secretary not worried about inflation from tariffs Yahoo
- Tariff war brings spectre of Trumpcession Mail
- Trump delays tariffs for some Canada, Mexico automakers Edge NST Star Yahoo
- Mexico seeks Asian and European crude oil buyers Edge Yahoo
- UK watchdog urges private asset firms to improve valuation processes Edge
- DHL to cut 8k jobs as part of USD1.1b cost-saving strategy Edge
- Thyssenkrupp to cut 1,800 jobs on automotive weakness Yahoo
- Volkswagen and Stellantis are big winners from EU relaxing CO2 rules Edge