Capital markets news | Tue 3 Mar 2026
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Equity
- Nova Pharma shares to be suspended after close of Southern Score’s takeover Edge
- M-REITs among top performers despite withholding tax uncertainty Edge
- Market positioning may limit fallout on Malaysia from Middle East conflict NST Star
- Mi Technovation mulls semiconductor material business SGX listing Edge NST Star
- Foreign investors log USD2.02b outflow across 8 Asian markets last week Edge Star
- Goldman traders see painful path for US stocks before rebound Yahoo
- PayPay, 40% owner of Binance Japan, seeks USD1.1b in Nasdaq IPO Coindesk Yahoo
- Nvidia to invest USD2b each in Lumentum, Coherent to bolster AI processors Edge
Debt
- S&P warns Axiata’s digital infra asset sales could weaken earnings quality Edge
- Malaysia in ‘sweet spot’ as bond inflows surge NST
- Short-term Japan bonds hold allure for bank managing USD17b Edge
- Bonds rally in rush from risk over Middle East war Star
- Paramount debt to hit USD79b after Warner Bros, no cable assets sale Edge Yahoo
- Musk’s X, xAI to repay USD17.5b debt as SpaceX IPO nears Yahoo
- Mortgage rates jump back above 6% as Iran strikes stoke fresh inflation fears Yahoo
- Bond deals in Europe put on hold as Mideast war rattles markets Edge
Digital assets
- Japanese regulators want private sector’s help to fight money laundering Yahoo
- South Korea investigates leak in photo leading to USD4.8m crypto theft Coindesk
- Iranian crypto outflows jump 700% minutes after US-Israeli airstrikes Coindesk
- Bitcoin’s 5% spike higher driven by short-covering, not fresh buying Coindesk
- Bitcoin outperforms equities in risk-off session Coindesk
- Bitcoin undervalued relative to gold signals potential rally Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin exposes the structural weaknesses that banks refuse to admit Cointelegraph
- Crypto world pressured to relent on stablecoin rewards to win bigger prize Coindesk
- EU banks talk with exchanges on euro stablecoin liquidity Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Turkey’s ruling party unveils 10% crypto income tax proposal Coindesk
M&A
- GLICs not that keen on Sunway’s offer for IJM Edge
- Putrajaya writing the narrative in takeover of IJM Edge
- OM completes sale of 26% stake in unit with manganese operations Edge NST
- UMS Integration takes full control of Singapore alloy supplier Edge Star
- Investors seek Vietnam’s emerging regional hotel investment hub Star
- Elliott agrees to Toyota’s increased USD30b offer for Toyota Industries Edge Yahoo
- Vinyl Group to acquire Val Morgan Digital assets for USD10.5m Yahoo
Malaysia
- BNM likely to keep OPR at 2.75% this week amid global uncertainties Mail NST
- Inflation pressures driven by logistics, not oil shock amid Middle East tensions NST
- Malaysia’s economy remains on a resilient footing Star
- SC names 2 new board members Edge NST Star
- National semiconductor strategy draws RM59.8b investments Edge NST
- Manufacturing slows in Feb as staffing scales back, confidence moderates Edge Star
- Petrol subsidy burden could turn critical if oil exceeds USD90 per barrel NST
- BNPL firms get 6 months from 1 Jun for Consumer Credit Act licensing Edge
- Trust companies bill to be tabled this year Edge
- International commercial and admiralty division launched at KL High Court Edge
- Australian rare earth miner Lynas’ licence renewed for 10 more years Edge NST Star
Other markets
- Singapore says may relook GDP outlook on Iran crisis, oil price Edge
- Indonesia has seized 5m hectares of palm oil plantations Edge
- Bank of Japan deputy governor says rate hikes likely to continue Edge NST Star
- Middle East conflict threatens Asia’s commodity importers Edge
- Dimon warns higher inflation risks being skunk at a party for US economy Yahoo
- Nasdaq plans prediction market yes-or-no options on Nasdaq 100 Edge Coindesk
- US manufacturing grows steadily in Feb, input prices surge Edge
- Reeves reaps GBP22b windfall as Britain’s tax take surges Edge
- German retail sales fall more than expected in Jan Edge