Capital markets news | Fri 1 Aug 2025
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Equity
- UMS Integration to debut at RM5 on Bursa as first SGX secondary listing Edge
- Pharmaniaga completes rights issue, private placement exercises Edge NST Star
- CGS, CICC plan over USD1b investment funds in Southeast Asia NST Star
- Figma stock soars 250% in first day of trading Coindesk Yahoo
- Arm-backed Ambiq Micro shares rise 61% after USD96m IPO Yahoo
- Strategy to issue USD4.2b preferred stock to stack more bitcoin Coindesk Yahoo
- Trump seeks pitches from bank chiefs on Fannie, Freddie stock offerings Yahoo
Debt
- Tanjung Bin Power’s AA2 sukuk rating affirmed RAM
- Alliance Bank and Alliance Islamic upgraded to AA3 RAM
- EKVE redeems RM1b sukuk ahead of maturity RAM
- HCK’s RM2b sukuk programme A rating affirmed MARC
- F&N Capital’s sukuk programmes ratings AAA(cg), MARC-1(cg) affirmed MARC
- Selangor assigned AAA sub-sovereign rating MARC
- Kita Selangor Rail project enters strategic financing and investment phase Edge
- Baker Hughes gets USD14.9b facility for Chart acquisition Star
Digital assets
- Stablecoins inspire hope, and hype, in Hong Kong Mail Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin’s momentum is losing steam as seasonal headwinds loom Coindesk
- Bitcoin range chop continues, but a breakout is brewing Cointelegraph
- Coinbase plans tokenised stocks in US Coindesk
- SEC’s Atkins says most crypto assets are not securities Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Blockstream unveils bitcoin-powered smart contracts Coindesk
- Stablecoins speed up thanks to Alchemy’s latest upgrade Coindesk
- TON may become the first everyday blockchain by 2027 Cointelegraph
M&A
- Pinehill Pacific controlling shareholder plans privatisation at 46 sen per share Edge
- CAB Cakaran to buy Cargill Malaysia’s animal feed business for RM231m Edge Star
- Paramount buys Penang land for RM57.8m, plans RM744m project Edge NST Star
- Capital A, AAX extend aviation deal deadline for fourth time by another month Edge
- Chin Hin sells steel wire products unit for RM70m, to pocket RM6.1m gain Edge Star
- DRB-Hicom buys remaining stake in property unit Scott & English Edge Star
- Singapore’s Keppel seeks comparisons to KKR in push to divest Edge
- China’s JD.com to buy Germany’s Ceconomy in deal valuing it at USD2.5b Edge
- CK Hutchison’s Panama ports could be taken over by state partnerships Edge
- Tata Motors to acquire Italy’s Iveco for USD4.4b Mail
Malaysian
- Headline inflation down to 1.1%, core inflation unchanged at 1.8% in Jun Edge
- Official reserve assets at USD120.61b at end-Jun Star
- Push to become global Islamic finance hub with digitalisation, VC roadmap Edge
- 13MP allocates RM430b for development projects Edge
- RM611b in investments required to ensure success of 13MP Edge NST
- Gross exports expected to grow by 5.8% annually Edge NST
- Gross national income per capita targeted to increase to RM77,200 Edge Star
- Malaysia-BRICS trade hit RM818b in 2024 Edge
- Govt mulls new EPF scheme to ensure steady income post-retirement Edge NST
- BNM fines Bank Islam, Bank Rakyat and BSN for breaches Mail
- Govt finalising talks to complete long-stalled MEX II project Edge
- Johor, Singapore discussing RTS 2 to connect Tuas and Iskandar Puteri Edge
Other markets
- China polysilicon firms plan USD7b fund to shut a third of industry capacity Edge
- China’s factory activity unexpectedly worsens as trade wobbles Edge NST
- Hong Kong GDP expands 3.1%, faster than forecast Edge
- AI boom propels Taiwan economy to fastest growth in 4 years Edge
- Japan’s central bank cools expectations of hike after rate hold Edge Mail NST Yahoo
- Japan’s factory output gain shows firms’ resilience Star
- Data centre power demand in Asia-Pacific to grow 15%-20% over 6 years Edge
- Trump says US to impose 15% tariff on South Korean goods Edge Mail NST Star
- Trump reveals baseline global tariff of 10%, raises rate on Canada to 35% Yahoo
- US weekly jobless claims rise marginally Edge
- US inflation picks up in Jun, consumer spending rises moderately Edge NST Yahoo
- Powell cites inflation risk as Fed holds interest rates steady Edge Mail
- Powell dampens Fed Sep cut hopes NST Star Yahoo
- Bank of Canada stands pat on interest rates Yahoo
- Spotlight on British bankers Star
- Big central bank rate cuts slow, tariffs and politics in focus Yahoo