Capital markets news | Thu 29 Jan 2026
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Equity
- Family-run piping firm ISF Group surges on ACE Market debut Edge NST
- MM Computer Systems secures Bursa nod for ACE Market IPO Edge
- Malaysia poised for foreign inflow as MSCI freeze diverts funds from Indonesia Edge
- Bursa average daily trading value hits RM4.2b, highest in 18 months NST
- Singapore CEO who maxed out 65 credit cards spurs USD1b IPO windfall Edge
- Indonesia’s CIMB Niaga exploring Islamic unit IPO after stand-alone shift Edge Star
- Indonesian stocks plunge 7% after MSCI warning on investability Edge
- China snacks retailer Busy Ming jumps 88% in Hong Kong debut Edge
- Global investors turn increasingly to Hong Kong to monetise growth prospects Star
- PicPay prices US IPO at top in first Brazilian debut since 2021 Yahoo
- Eikon Therapeutics targets USD908m valuation in US IPO Yahoo
- SpaceX weighs Jun 2026 IPO at USD1.5t valuation Yahoo
- Musk could time SpaceX IPO with his birthday, planetary alignment in Jun Edge
- Robinhood to vie for key retail role in mega SpaceX IPO Yahoo
- SoftBank in talks to invest USD30b more in OpenAI Edge
- Bitcoin treasury firm Strive raises USD225m to pay off loans, buy bitcoin Coindesk
Debt
- Sarawak state SPV AAA(s) sukuk ratings affirmed RAM
- Malayan Cement’s AA1, P1 sukuk ratings affirmed RAM
- YTL Power International’s ratings upgraded to AAA RAM Edge
- YTL Corp’s ratings upgraded to AAA RAM Star
- Sime Darby Property’s AA+ sukuk programme rating affirmed MARC NST
- RHB, Cagamas offer up to 110% financing scheme for certified green homes Star
- Top Thai builder secures debt relief as crash probe proceeds Edge
- Vanke buys time in crisis with USD417m of bond payments Edge
- Japan’s 40-year bond sale soothes market fears after meltdown Edge
- India budget to lift borrowing to record, testing bond yields Edge
- US mortgage rates increase for first time in 4 weeks Edge
- UK national fund targets carbon capture, batteries, hydrogen to drive growth Mail
- Global spotlight on sustainable finance to stay strong amid data centre growth Edge
Digital assets
- Australia’s ASIC flags crypto as regulatory perimeter risk Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin traders eye USD93.5k liquidation sweep Cointelegraph
- White House to discuss crypto bill with crypto, banking execs Coindesk Yahoo
- Sam Altman eyes biometric social network to kill off bots Coindesk
- For Wall Street’s sophisticated trading firms, the next alpha is onchain Cointelegraph
- Wall Street giants push back on exemptions for tokenised securities Coindesk
- Citrea wants to turn idle bitcoin into a high-speed bank account Coindesk
- Stablecoins are real threat to bank deposits Cointelegraph
- The UK government says banks need to stop blocking crypto firms Coindesk
- What’s next for the UK FCA’s cryptoasset regime Yahoo
- Europe’s DeFi tax gap won’t last forever Cointelegraph
M&A
- Malaysia’s biggest property merger back on the table? NST
- CapitaLand Malaysia Trust eyes industrial and logistics segment expansion Edge
- Kinergy sells 49% of Perlis gas turbine project to B.Grimm for RM42m Edge Star
- Could more Johor-based planters be taking the land monetisation route? Edge
- China is watching Australia very closely on Darwin Port issue Edge
- C3.AI in talks to merge with software company Automation Anywhere Edge
- PE-backed Violet Foods buys Muir Glen from General Mills Yahoo
- Werner acquires dedicated carrier FirstFleet for USD245m Yahoo
- Prosperity Bank continues its Texas tear Yahoo
- Truth Social Funds plans acquisition of God Bless America ETF Yahoo
- Judge rejects HoldCo’s challenge of Comerica-Fifth Third deal Yahoo
- Medtech M&A took off in the 2H2025 Yahoo
- Orezone Gold signs agreement to acquire Hecla Quebec Yahoo
- Xeinadin expands London footprint with acquisition of Grunberg Yahoo
- British Land details GBP150m Life Science REIT buy Yahoo
Malaysia
- Ringgit rises to 2018 high buoyed by Trump, central bank comments Edge NST Star
- Ringgit gains will favour domestic-driven sectors, weigh on exporters Edge NST
- Stronger ringgit to help Malaysia cross high-income line Star
- Producer prices down 2.7% in Dec Edge Star
- Export, import volume indices rise in Dec 2025 Edge Mail NST Star
- RM1.29b collected from low-value goods tax in last 2 years Edge
- Ministries, GLICs to assess effectiveness of PuTERA35 initiatives Edge Star
- Navigating the US-China technology rivalry in an age of expropriation risk Edge
- Malaysians may work without meaningful financial security at retirement Edge
- Why Malaysians are draining EPF savings, and global lessons NST
Other markets
- Thai economy could grow up to 1.7% this year, still below potential NST
- China’s overseas expansion a growth necessity Star
- Hong Kong banks set for wealth fee gains Star
- Taiwan to merge 4 state asset managers into USD12b firm Edge
- Yen intervention risk looms large Star
- Trump says we’ll work something out with South Korea after tariff threat Edge
- Sri Lanka central bank holds policy rate steady as IMF review looms Edge
- Fed leaves rates unchanged Star Coindesk Yahoo
- Trump could announce Fed chair nominee in the next week or so Yahoo
- Amazon to cut 16k corporate positions to trim bureaucracy Edge Mail NST
- Bank of Canada holds rate at 2.25% as uncertainty binds path Edge
- Brazil’s central bank holds rate high, signals Mar cut Yahoo
- Deutsche Bank raided by prosecutors over past links to Abramovich Edge
- Germany cuts growth forecasts over trade uncertainty, slow reforms rollout Edge
- ECB says uncertainty may rise Star