Capital markets news | Fri 7 Nov 2025
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Equity
- PublicInvest values ACE-market bound PMW International at 38 sen Edge NST
- TA Securities values Aquawalk at 37 sen ahead of ACE Market debut Edge Star
- Expansion and potential IPO on the horizon for Yinson Production Edge
- Khee San launches RM96m rights issue for PN17 regularisation Edge NST Star
- Pertama Digital faces trading suspension over regularisation plan Edge NST Star
- AEON Credit injects RM125m into AEON Bank to boost capital base Edge
- Selangor govt to establish semiconductor fund to boost sector Edge
- Autonomous driving firms Pony Ai, WeRide slide in Hong Kong debut Edge Yahoo
- Molecular diagnosis firm BillionToOne raises USD273m in IPO Yahoo
- Biotech company Evommune nabs USD150m in IPO Yahoo
- Ripple rules out IPO plans despite USD40b valuation Yahoo
- Is AI in a bubble? Investors, economists and tech giants weigh in Mail
- Quantum computing stocks take speculators on roller-coaster ride Star
- Chris Sacca’s VC firm is raising a second nuclear fusion fund Yahoo
- Crypto venture firm CMT Digital raises USD136m for fourth fund Yahoo
- France’s Worldline shares fall on EUR500m turnaround plan Edge
- Private equity CFOs under pressure to stay exit-ready and boost AI in finance Yahoo
Debt
- Poseidon’s second and third tranche senior MTN ratings upgraded RAM
- PNB Merdeka Ventures issues RM6b sustainability sukuk, Asean’s largest NST Star
- NCT sets up RM1b sukuk, Maybank takes RM390m unrated tranche Edge NST Star
- SC moots Asean bonds for cross-border financing, regional integration Edge
- China dollar bonds zoom higher after USD118b of demand Edge
- China sells dollar bonds at same yield as US Treasuries Edge
- Chinese banks to finance Starbucks deal, global rivals shut out Edge
- Berkshire Hathaway plans yen bond amid global debt binge Edge
- US Treasuries jump as weak jobs data fuel rate-cut bets Edge
- Corporate bond world to get first daily auction Star
- Bond investors call on Britain’s Reeves to double fiscal buffer Edge
- HSBC slashes oil and gas financing Yahoo
Digital assets
- Bitcoin bears see more peril after USD300b crypto selloff Edge
- Bitcoin heads back to USD100k alongside Thu stock market sell-off Coindesk
- Bitcoin’s fair value is USD170k in gold-based model Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Cathie Wood drops bitcoin forecast, stablecoins eroding market share Cointelegraph
- 4.65m dormant bitcoin re-entered circulation in 2025 Coindesk
- Samourai Wallet developer gets 5 years prison for unlicensed transmitting Coindesk
- UK stablecoin rules will be in place as quickly as the US Coindesk Yahoo
- Bank of England defends multi-moneyverse plan after criticism Yahoo
- Central Bank of Ireland fines Coinbase USD24.6m over AMLA Coindesk
M&A
- Sunway-IJM mega merger in the works? NST
- Magna Prima’s largest shareholders end takeover offer with 54.96% stake Edge
- Axis REIT buys RM800m industrial asset, leaseback to Ann Joo Edge NST Star
- Kumpulan Jetson’s unit to sell 30 Melaka industrial lots for RM22.2m NST Star
- KNM’s Borsig sale clears final hurdle with shareholders’ nod Edge NST Star
- KKR, Singtel seek to fully own Singapore data centre firm in SGD5b deal Edge Yahoo
- UK’s ICG Group nears deal to sell Singapore private-education institution Yahoo
- SingTel unit offers USD1.2b stake in Bharti Airtel Edge
- Qatar Airways sells Cathay Pacific stake for USD897m Edge Mail NST Star Yahoo
- Nissan sells HQ for USD630m to Hong Kong-listed auto parts maker Edge NST Star
- Emirates NBD to launch open offer for India’s RBL Bank next month Yahoo
- Cenovus-MEG deal finally clears shareholder vote Yahoo
- Ripple acquisitions to slow in 2026 Yahoo
- SoftBank explored potential takeover of US chipmaker Marvell Edge Yahoo
- LRT Group acquires specialized LTL carrier XGS Yahoo
- Circular Services buys Atlas Organics from Generate Upcycle Yahoo
- Bombardier opens door to defence M&A as nations boost spending Edge
- BDO UK and Ireland near completion of merger negotiations Yahoo
Malaysian
- BNM keeps overnight policy rate unchanged Edge Mail NST Star
- Economists do not see overnight policy rate cut until at least mid-2026 Edge
- CLSA Malaysia investment banking head quits as exits mount Edge
- MOT to establish development fund to boost national shipping sector Edge
- MACC to charge 49 bank officers, ex-officers over bribery involving law firms Edge
- 3Q2025 services producer price index up 1.0% Edge
- Economy to remain on steady growth path next year Edge Star
- Govt yet to finalise carbon tax rate Edge NST
- SC names 6 for MyABE pilot cohort Star
Other markets
- Lotte Chemical’s USD4b Indonesia petrochemical plant inaugurated Edge NST
- Thailand invests USD153m to boost industrial competitiveness Edge NST
- Vietnam’s exports to US fall in Oct for third straight month Edge NST
- Vietnam’s chip-to-ship strategy raises red flags over favouritism, financial risks Mail
- Asean Capital Markets Forum Action Plan 2026-2030 launched Edge NST Star
- Japan’s services sector extends growth in Oct despite demand slowdown NST
- Japan’s ruling party eyes USD6.5b a year for chips, AI Edge
- Australia trade surplus widens in Sep as gold exports surge NST
- Fed’s dilemma deepens amid market stress Star
- Fed’s turning hawkish as this US employment indicator flashes red Coindesk
- Fed’s Hammack leans against more rate cuts because of high inflation Yahoo
- US has most Oct lay-offs in over 20 years on AI and cost cuts Edge
- Jenga tower US economy teeters as middle class pulls back spending Edge
- A Trump Supreme Court tariff defeat would add to trade uncertainty Edge
- Bank of England holds rates at 4% and tees up Dec cut Edge Yahoo
- UK companies’ job sentiment hits 5-year low Edge
- Euro zone retail sales unexpectedly fall in Sep Edge
- Satellite hunt for superpollutant wins USD100m new funding Edge
- Brazil launches plan to scale climate finance to USD1.3t a year Star
- The end is near for policy easing among big central banks Yahoo