Capital markets news | Thu 27 Mar 2025
Equity
- Chemlite dips on ACE Market debut Edge NST
- Cuckoo launches Malaysia’s biggest IPO in 7 months at RM1.29 Edge NST Star
- Healthcare services company PMCK gets Bursa’s nod for ACE Market listing Edge Star
- Singapore’s UMS, Grand Venture Tech approved for secondary Bursa listing Edge
- PublicInvest ceases coverage of Astro due to limited investor interest NST
- What’s behind first-day slump in Bursa’s IPOs? NST
- Qraft, RHB launch Malaysia’s first AI-driven multi-asset fund Mail
- Agape nets USD23m in private placement for expansion NST
- MAS-led measures to revive SGX a good start Star
- China’s CATL Hong Kong listing approved, could raise USD5b Edge Yahoo
- Hottest emerging ETF sees record outflows as China gains Edge
- LG’s Indian unit may get lower valuation than expected Edge Yahoo
- India’s high taxes are a buzz-kill for likes of Carson Block Edge
- Chat app Discord working with Goldman, JPMorgan on planned IPO Yahoo
- Goldman says end of Argentina FX controls key to reviving IPOs Yahoo
- Goldman Sachs raises end-2025 gold price forecast to USD3,300 Yahoo
- Gold climbs as bullion-backed ETFs add to holdings this year Yahoo
Debt and money markets
- Islamic banks resilient with 8% financing growth in 2025 RAM NST
- Robust loan growth to buoy Malaysian banks Star
- Qualitas Medical entities assigned initial ratings RAM
- SPR Energy’s senior sukuk B1 rating affirmed RAM
- Agrobank targets RM1.6b net financing expansion in 2025 Edge NST
- Petronas to raise USD3b in dollar bond deal Edge Star
- Grab seeks up to USD2b loan for takeover of GoTo Edge NST
- Vietnam plans national housing fund Star
- Hong Kong’s Parkview avoids loan default, plans mall refinancing Edge
- Bank of India’s first dollar loan in over a decade woos 22 banks Edge
- IMF, Pakistan reach staff-level deal to unlock USD1.3b new cash Mail NST
- Deutsche Bank seeks loan participants for Blackstone’s bid for TMA Edge Yahoo
- GameStop raising USD1.3b via convertible debt to buy bitcoin Coindesk
- Why the Trump administration should be watching the bond market Yahoo
- Options traders cut back expectations for US rate cuts this year Yahoo
- 5-year Treasuries are the go-to for Wall Street’s risk-averse Yahoo
- Junk bonds win over investors seeking calm from market storm Yahoo
- BlackRock adds private credit, equity funds to model portfolios Yahoo
- Vanguard to launch a new multi-sector income bond ETF Yahoo
Digital assets
- Mt. Gox transfers USD1b bitcoin in third major move this month Cointelegraph
- Massive whale buys USD200m bitcoin, another wakes up after 8 years Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin must break this level to resume bull market Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin price has 75% chance of hitting new highs in 2025 Cointelegraph
- Movement’s token soars 25% as strategic reserve is unveiled Coindesk
- World Liberty Financial pitches its stablecoin in Washington Coindesk
- History suggests that digital gold can rush in an economic revolution Cointelegraph
- 99% of crypto tokens are going to zero Coindesk
- HyperLiquid delists JELLY after vault squeezed in USD13m tussle Coindesk
- US Senator warns against watered-down stablecoin bill Coindesk
- Specialised purpose DEXs poised for growth in 2025 Cointelegraph
- Tokenised real estate trading platform launches on Polygon Cointelegraph
M&A and property
- Axiata, Sinar Mas announce shareholders’ approval for merger Mail NST Star
- DBS leads race to buy controlling stake in Indonesia’s Panin Bank Edge NST Star
- ENN Energy gets offer from affiliated firm to take it private Edge
- Ninestar to sell Lexmark to Xerox at much lower price Yahoo
- Couche-Tard sees strong interest in US stores for Seven & I deal Edge Yahoo
- Nissan’s next CEO open to Honda partnership Edge
- Union says Ancora aims to fund US Steel revival Star
- IMC sells stake of KFC in Brazil for USD35m, forms joint venture Yahoo
- Howden to take over UK insurer Barnett Waddingham Yahoo
- Greencore to increase bid for Tesco supplier Bakkavor Star Yahoo
- Shell CEO says pursuing major deal may distract Star
- BASF hires BofA, JPMorgan to advise on sale of coatings business Yahoo
- Tether is buying 30% of Italian media company Be Water Yahoo
- Bain buys Ambienta’s software firm Namirial Yahoo
Malaysian financial market news
- BNM works with Asean peers to boost local currency settlement Star
- Malaysia’s trade at risk amid US semiconductor tariffs Edge
- Malaysia to host first Asean Investment Conference NST Star
- KLIA master plan under review, brick-and-mortar expansion on hold Edge
- ECRL 80% complete, shifts to large-scale above-ground construction NST
Asian financial market news
- Singapore, Vietnam partner to boost cross-border electricity trade Edge
- Indonesia steps up handing confiscated palm plantations to state company Edge
- China seen leading in chipmaking investment again in 2025 Edge
- China flooding the world with AI models after DeepSeek success Edge
- China will ramp up stimulus if growth falters Edge
- US finds China’s trade surplus too big to accept Edge
- BOJ to keep raising interest rates if economy on track NST Yahoo
- Former Japanese judge found guilty in insider trading case Edge
- Sri Lanka keeps policy rate on hold Star
Other financial market news
- Australian inflation ticks lower in Feb, backs bets for more rate cuts Star
- Half of American households hold 97.5% of national wealth Edge
- Trump announces 25% tariffs on all foreign-made vehicles Yahoo
- Trump may implement copper import tariffs within weeks Edge
- Trump says he may give China reduction in tariffs to get TikTok deal done Yahoo
- Trump says countries will be pleasantly surprised by reciprocal duties Yahoo
- Rising fears of tariffs pummel US consumer confidence to 4-year low Mail NST
- Trump tariff inflation may be more than temporary Yahoo
- US adds dozens of Chinese entities to export restrictions list Edge Mail NST
- Tokyo Gas to expand US business, including LNG trading NST
- US business equipment orders fall for first time in 4 months Edge
- Delaware lawmakers approve bill that critics call giveaway to billionaires NST Yahoo
- US Treasury risks payment default as soon as August Edge
- Canada steel, aluminium plants lay off workers due to US tariffs NST
- Brazil’s central bank says its hiking cycle has room to run Yahoo
- Finance chief’s exit pressures Colombia central bank to hold rates Yahoo
- Banks sour on UK currency over economic risks from spending cuts Yahoo
- Reeves unveils GBP14b repair job after UK growth downgraded Edge NST
- UK inflation cools unexpectedly in boon for Reeves and rate cuts Edge NST
- UBS offering permanent cap on size of its investment bank Edge
- Czechs to pause rate cuts again as risks grow Yahoo
- Global renewable power capacity falls short of targets despite record growth Star