Capital markets news | Tue 7 Apr 2026
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Malaysia’s energy industry
National electricity generation mix: fossil fuels 80% and renewables 20%.
For the whole country, coal contributes 40-45% to the mix.
For North Borneo, the mix is hydropower 45-55%, natural gas 25-35% and coal 15-25%.
Source of fossil fuels: Coal 90-100% imported, natural gas 70-90% domestic supply.
Equity
- ACE Market-bound AMS Advanced Material ‘rich’ at IPO price, says TA Securities Edge
- Zus Coffee operator moving towards Main Market listing Edge
- Reneuco faces delisting as Bursa rejects regularisation plan time extension Edge
- ACE Market-bound Enest gets Bursa nod for LEAP Market listing withdrawal Edge
- Foreign investors snap 2-month buying streak, offload RM42m on Bursa NST
- Malaysia only Asian market to record net foreign inflows last week Edge NST Star
- Bursa Malaysia trading data reclassification kicks off today Edge Star
- SpaceX targets more than USD2t IPO valuation Star
- BlackRock files to challenge Invesco’s Nasdaq 100 ETF monopoly Edge
Debt
- Weststar secures RM2b financing from AmBank Group for fleet expansion Edge NST Star
- UOB Malaysia, PAAB to strengthen water infrastructure supply chain Edge NST
- Goldman Sachs’ private credit fund defies sector-wide spike in redemptions Edge
- Private credit stress raises systemic fears Star
- Barings caps redemptions as private credit holders seek 11% Edge
Commodities
- First Malaysian ship passed through Strait of Hormuz — Iran Embassy Edge NST
- Strait of Malacca remains world’s largest oil transit chokepoint NST
- Saudis raise oil price to record premium as war riles markets Edge
- Hormuz traffic rises to highest in weeks as more transits agreed Edge
- Qatar’s LNG vessels U-turn after attempt to pass through Strait of Hormuz Edge
- Opec+ to ramp up oil output in May amid global energy crisis NST
- US crude benchmark opens over USD113, Brent above USD110 NST
- Hedge funds turn bullish on wheat for first time in 4 years Edge
Digital assets
- Bitcoin options market is quietly pricing a major downside move Coindesk
- Bitcoin meltdown to USD10k remains likely unless prices reclaim USD75k Coindesk
- The future of institutional crypto runs through prime brokerages Cointelegraph
- Jamie Dimon says JPMorgan must move faster as tokenisation reshapes finance Coindesk
- IMF warns tokenisation could bring crypto risks into global financial markets Coindesk
- Circle future-proofs Arc blockchain against quantum computing threats Coindesk
- Polymarket reveals full exchange upgrade to take control of trading and truth Coindesk
M&A
- Sunway fails in bid to take over IJM Edge NST Star
- Bumi Armada tidies its books further Edge
- Scuttled DKSH privatisation reminder of minorities’ power Edge
- Topmix to sell Senai property for RM1.85m NST
- JAKS Resources puts Pacific Towers Business Hub in PJ’s Section 13 up for sale Edge
- India’s Wipro rises after deal to acquire Olam Group’s IT business Edge NST
- Neurocrine to buy Soleno Therapeutics for USD2.9b Yahoo
- Paramount in talks for Gulf backing in Warner takeover Edge
- Nvidia’s acquisition of SchedMD worries AI specialists about software access Yahoo
- Record megadeals set the pace for global M&A gains Star
Malaysia
- Short-term rates expected to stay stable as BNM absorbs surplus liquidity Mail
- Nuclear energy seen as potential component of Malaysia’s energy mix Edge
- FMM: 90% of industry players expect supply chain disruptions within 2 weeks Edge NST Star
- Standard Chartered unveils first global centre to tackle evolving cyber threats Edge
- Victor Chin’s credibility called into question Edge
- Malakoff begins construction on Melaka waste-to-energy plant NST
- Singapore, Brunei firms win RM1.65bil ‘green’ fuel project in Sabah NST Star
Other markets
- Indonesia’s budget deficit at end-Mar stood at 0.93% of GDP Edge NST
- Asean+3 economy grew 4.3% in 2025 Star
- Asean growth to slow to 4.6% in 2026 on moderating demand Edge NST
- Canada mulls expanding bank services in China Star
- China signals fresh push for balanced foreign trade Star
- BOJ keeps options open by citing dual risks in regional reports Edge
- Rupee at 100 to US dollar will be a harsh check on India’s ambitions Star
- JPMorgan’s Dimon warns Iran war may drive inflation and interest rates higher Edge
- US service sector cools in Mar; price paid measure highest in 3½ years Edge
- Stronger hiring likely to ease Fed job market worries Star
- Trump backs away from seizing Iran’s oil Yahoo
- Canadian confidence hits 11-month low as Iran war drags on Edge
- Bank of Italy cuts growth forecast to 0.5% Star