Capital markets news | Fri 5 Dec 2025
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Bursa Malaysia Derivatives (BMD): Settlement for commodity futures rarely occurs by physical delivery. Mostly, traders offset their position before expiry. Settlement for financial futures is cash-settled based on the underlying index.
Equity
- PSP Energy slips after flat debut on ACE Market Edge NST Star
- O&G firm United Asiapac Energy seeks ACE Market listing Edge Star
- Bursa fines and suspends dealer for manipulative trading Edge NST Star
- SC seeks to revamp listing rules Edge
- Malaysia attracted over USD360m in early-stage funding in 2 years Edge
- Singapore-based data centre operator DayOne eyeing USD2b in upsized deal Edge
- Race for talent is on as bankers brace for IPO boom in Vietnam Edge
- Vietnam’s active funds post diverging performance Star
- Foreigners net buyers of Japanese stocks NST
- Blockchain firm Digital Asset snags strategic investment from Wall Street Coindesk
- Nothing looks to USD5m community investment, IPO-ready in 3 years Yahoo
- UK investors’ stock selling spree extends to nearly USD14b Edge
- Billionaire UBS clients plot retreat from private equity funds Edge
Debt
- Suria KLCC’s sukuk programme AAA rating affirmed RAM
- Ringgit rally, fiscal strength fuel Malaysia’s bond momentum Edge
- Slower loan growth hints at easing bias, but trade remains robust NST
- Forecast of 5.7% loan growth for banking sector Star
- ChemOne says USD5.3b Pengerang energy complex remains on track Edge
- Chinese state-owned bank issues USD600m on-chain digital yuan bonds Yahoo
- Hong Kong’s New World must reckon with USD6.8b of bonds after swap Edge
- Japan’s 30-year bonds rise on highest auction demand since 2019 Edge
- US Treasury market tops USD30t, doubling since 2018 Yahoo
- Japanese investors sue Switzerland over Credit Suisse’s AT1 write-down Edge
- German watchdog warns banks of AI industry concentration risks Edge
Digital assets
- Bitcoin miners hunted after stealing USD1b of electricity in Malaysia Edge Star
- Sovereign wealth funds were buyers as bitcoin plunged Coindesk
- Bitcoin could stay below USD95k and altcoins could benefit Coindesk
- Bitcoin’s negative correlation with Nasdaq persists Coindesk
- CFTC greenlights spot crypto trading on US exchanges Cointelegraph
- Ex-Signature Bank execs launch blockchain-powered N3XT Bank Coindesk
- Stablecoin adoption could stifle central bank control, IMF warns Yahoo
- Kraken, Deutsche Börse partner for European crypto adoption Coindesk
M&A
- Gagasan Nadi gets green light for RM127m hostel-operator takeover NST Star
- Jentayu’s major shareholders reject acquisition of solar firm linked to MD Edge NST
- DRB-Hicom revises purchase price for Spirit AeroSystems Malaysia Edge NST Star
- Majestic Gen acquires RM75m George Town site for high-rise project Edge Star
- Paragon Globe unit to sell land in Johor worth RM64.47m Edge NST Star
- Pharmaniaga buys Kota Kinabalu industrial facility for RM26m Edge Star
- Al-Aqar REIT sells Bukit Mertajam asset below cost for RM12m Edge Star
- Sumitomo Rubber to acquire Dunlop brand in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei Edge
- Morgan Stanley exec expects broad surge in mergers and acquisitions Star
- Paramount hiked Warner Bros break-up fee to USD5b Edge
- Boeing looks to close Spirit AeroSystems merger as FTC orders divestitures Edge
- Intel shelves plans to sell networking division after review Edge
- Payment processing firm Stripe to buy billing services company Metronome Yahoo
- Solmate to buy RockawayX to build USD2b institutional Solana giant Coindesk
- Apollon Wealth acquires Motley Fool’s wealth division Yahoo
- Mercer Advisors acquires Glass Jacobson Yahoo
- Bluejay recapitalises Quality Life Science Logistics & Transportation Yahoo
- Josh Harris’s firm strikes deal for Middleby unit that makes Viking stoves Yahoo
- Canadian exchange shows interest in CBOE exchange assets Edge
- ERB seeks merger with rival multilateral lender DSRB Star
- Italy’s BasicNet to acquire beachwear specialist Sundek Yahoo
- OpenAI buys Polish start-up Neptune to improve AI modelling Edge
- Inteva Products acquires selected European assets from IAC Group Yahoo
Malaysia
- Short-term rates likely steady as BNM soaks up extra liquidity Mail
- GDP expected to grow 4.6% in 2026 Edge Star
- Finance Ministry to study proposal to defer e-invoicing for MSMEs Edge
- Wholesale, retail trade sector poses highest risk of revenue leakage Edge
- Digital workforce salaries lag regional peers despite rising AI investments Edge NST
- Targeted subsidy doesn’t increase national debt, savings up to RM4b per year Edge
- MOF introduced 2-stage pre-qualified tender system to replace selective bids Edge
- PAC flags proof-of-concept as backdoor govt procurement loophole Edge
- JLand secures RM30b FDI for StepEast data centre in Johor Mail Star
- 375GWh green energy exported to Singapore as of Oct Edge
Other markets
- Indonesia to maintain 5% growth to 2027 Star
- Thai consumer confidence hits 6-month high in Nov NST
- Thailand cracks down on regional online scams Mail
- China state-owned banks soak up dollars to slow yuan gains Edge
- The yuan eases as PBOC signals caution on currency strength via fix NST
- US seeks big investment from Taiwan while Lai hints at issues Edge
- Key Japanese central bank officials would go along with a Dec rate hike Edge NST
- Ueda says Japan’s central bank can only gauge neutral rate within wide range Edge
- India central bank to tolerate weaker rupee as inflows dry up Edge
- Australia’s household spending surges, lifting rate hike bets NST
- Market has doubts over Hassett as Fed chair Edge
- Trump could decide next year to withdraw from USMCA trade deal Edge
- US trade with China probably needs to be smaller, USTR’s Greer says Yahoo
- Canada and Mexico should not be export hubs for China, says USTR Yahoo
- US weekly jobless claims drop to lowest level in more than 3 years Edge
- Small US firms show biggest job-cuts, but official data tell a different story Mail
- Billionaires are inheriting record levels of wealth Edge NST