Capital markets news | Wed 26 Mar 2025
Equity
- Wawasan Dengkil slips after flat open on ACE Market debut Edge NST
- Bursa approves trading suspension of AHAM’s ETFs for delisting Edge Star
- Banking sector acts as safe haven amid heightened uncertainty NST
- Bursa climbs on renewed optimism over US tariffs Star
- Press Metal’s HK unit debuts on Hong Kong Stock Exchange Edge
- SGX delistings the result of inevitable shift in an evolving market Star
- Chinese funds plan to mop up stocks if US tariffs roil markets Yahoo
- India eases disclosure norm for global funds as market grows Yahoo
- UBS top strategist sees consumer slowdown hitting S&P 500 Edge
- Online grocer Zepto in talks for USD250m secondary sale ahead of IPO Yahoo
- H&F adds more banks to IPO of EUR20b security firm Verisure Yahoo
- Trading giants will return to Russia if sanctions end Yahoo
- Russian central bank sees chance of prolonged low oil price cycle Yahoo
- Top traders see oil market well supplied, soft prices this year Edge
Debt and money markets
- Trusmadi Capital’s Issue 2 MTN assigned final ratings MARC
- MBSB demands auctioning KNM’s Kuantan land over RM116m debt Edge NST
- AirAsia Aviation in final talks for RM1b to refinance US dollar loans Edge
- SME Bank launches RM50m scheme to support small enterprises Star
- Autoris cancels move into moneylending Star
- Vietnamese mogul scrambles to pay back bondholders Edge
- PBOC’s new loan pricing may lead to stealth rate cut for banks Edge
- StanChart boosts private credit presence with new hires in India Edge
- Fidelity, Schwab block orders of BlackRock and Texas Capital ETFs Edge
- Pet supplier Patterson eyes USD2.35b in buyout debt Yahoo
- Crypto exchange Kraken explores up to USD1b debt package Yahoo
- Khosla says credit reckoning is here as complacency wanes Edge Yahoo
Digital assets
- Dogecoin surges 7% as bitcoin, XRP see brief rally Coindesk
- Bitcoin sets sights on USD90k resistance in new price boost Cointelegraph
- GameStop to add bitcoin to balance sheet Coindesk Yahoo
- XRP’s bull run may be finished Coindesk
- BlackRock debuts bitcoin exchange-traded product in Europe Edge Coindesk
- SEC drops investigation into Web3 gaming firm Immutable Coindesk
Malaysian financial market news
- BNM expected to maintain OPR at 3% in 2025 Mail Star
- BNM holds slightly more optimistic view than market NST
- Malaysia’s leading index rises 0.4% in Jan NST Star
- Robust domestic demand key to economic prospects Star
- Malaysia’s economic growth to remain resilient in 2025 Star
- RM1.5b to accelerate MSME digitalisation nationwide Edge NST Star
- US Liberation Day tariffs a key risk to Malaysia’s economic outlook Edge
- Bursa’s CSI platform ready to support enhanced sustainability disclosures NST
- Petronas LNG Canada JV to start cooldown of plant next week Edge
- Borong named Asia-Pacific’s second fastest-growing firm NST
Asian financial market news
- Indonesia’s rupiah hits lowest in nearly 27 years Edge Star
- Philippines BSP intervening less in peso, sees rate cut Yahoo
- Alibaba’s Tsai warns of bubble in AI data centre build-out Edge
- Norinchukin becomes latest big bank in Japan to quit climate group Edge
- India plans to scrap 6% equalisation levy on digital services NST
Other financial market news
- Australia unveils tax cut, spending boost in pre-election budget Yahoo
- US consumers slow spending as inflation bites Edge
- Moody’s says US fiscal strength on course for continued decline Edge
- Hyundai Steel to build 2.7m tonne Louisiana plant Edge Mail
- Canada freezes rebate payments to Tesla, banned from future programmes Yahoo
- Chile central bank lifts economic growth and inflation forecasts Yahoo
- Europe’s carmakers too reliant on US, China tech Edge
- Britain gives go-ahead to new USD13b Thames tunnel Edge
- Britain to invest GBP2b to build 18k affordable homes NST
- EU tightens steel import rules in bid to protect sector Edge
- ECB’s Escriva says downside risks are outweighing upside risks Yahoo