Capital markets news | Thu 9 Jul 2026
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EPF 1Q2026 performance
Equities contributed RM20.34 billion in 1Q2026, up 88% from RM10.80 billion a year earlier, and made up roughly 73% of total investment income for the quarter. This surge was attributed to broad‑based market gains early in the quarter as improving risk sentiment lifted “most major indices”, including the US, Japan, parts of Europe and key Asian markets.
Equity
- Glue maker GB Bond gets nod for ACE Market listing Edge NST Star
- Excess cash holdings, weak capital allocation weigh on Malaysia’s market valuation Edge
- MY Value Up to boost capital allocation methods Star
- Thai market regulator weighs action against major True Corp investor Edge
- S&P Dow Jones puts Indonesia on watch list for market downgrade Edge NST Star
- China’s Momenta debuts flat in Hong Kong as IPO caution grips AI listings Edge NST
- China’s Zhipu AI launches USD4b Hong Kong shares offering months after IPO Edge
- Tech: AI and fears of irrational exuberance in South Korea Edge
- South Korea to closely watch risks around stock market volatility Edge
- India clears new derivatives on index designed for foreigners Edge
- HSBC drops ‘overweight’ call on emerging-market equities on AI spending fears Edge
- SK Hynix to close bookbuilding for USD28b American depositary receipts Edge
- SK Hynix IPO to give US investors bigger bite of the memory pie as shortages persist Yahoo
- EQT seeks to raise USD2.5b for new Asia mid-cap buyout fund Edge
- Adam Back’s bitcoin treasury firm scraps SPAC merger Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Famed investor Jeremy Grantham says history will end up laughing at SpaceX Yahoo
- Bezos’ Blue Origin raises first outside funding at USD130b valuation Edge
- AI chip startup SambaNova raises funds at USD11b valuation Edge
- EV maker Rivian aims to raise USD1.2b from previously announced offering Edge
- Crypto VC Paradigm launches USD1.2b AI fund Coindesk
- Hedge funds roar back after Mar turmoil Star
- US private equity plays heat detective as climate analytics boom Star
- Canada offers Teck USD282m for strategic metals growth Star
Debt
- Ranhill Sabah Energy II’s RM710m sukuk programme rating withdrawn MARC NST
- Malaysia Debt Ventures maintains corporate credit ratings Star
- Malaysia’s insurance and takaful sector stable outlook maintained RAM NST Star
- BR Capital: NSW Automation Sdn Bhd RAM
- MOF: RM1b in SME relief fund approved for firms hit by West Asia conflict Edge
- Banks restructure RM4.7bil loans for 1,100 borrowers NST
- Cagamas launches reverse mortgage scheme targeting senior homeowners Edge
- IILM’s outstanding sukuk portfolio hits record USD7.2b NST
- Japan considers policy wording change as BOJ independence fears roil bonds Edge
- Japan payment processor collapse hits banks, restaurants Edge Star
- Japan corporate bankruptcies surpass 5k for first time in 12 years NST
- Bond yields jump as surging oil prices spark renewed inflation fears Yahoo
- London wants a much bigger chunk of catastrophe bond market Edge
Commodities
- Vietnam looks at more coal power plants as Iran war complicates LNG plans NST
- US military launches strikes on Iran for second straight day Yahoo
- Trump says interim accord to end Iran war ‘over’, warns of new US strikes Edge
- Oil surges, stocks tumble as Trump declares Iran MOU ‘over’ Edge NST Star Yahoo
- Trump muses about new blockade in Strait of Hormuz, taking over Kharg Island Yahoo
- Oil rises moderately as Mideast tensions spike again Mail NST
- Michael Burry argues policy is not driving Trump’s Iran war decisions Yahoo
Digital assets
- India central bank backs crypto ban, tax department warns of evasion risks Edge Coindesk
- Bitcoin weakens as Trump’s remarks raise fresh Iran war concerns Edge
- Bitcoin tumbles back to key USD60k support level Cointelegraph
- Tokenised stock transfers surge 105% in a month to USD8.4b Cointelegraph
- BNB Chain is building a new layer-1 for high-frequency trading and AI agents Coindesk
- Officials set to revise MiCA to cover non-EU stablecoin issuers Cointelegraph
M&A
- YNH Property sells KL city land to Chin Hin for RM455m in cash-share deal Edge Star
- Hektar REIT acquires first industrial asset in Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone Edge Star
- COMPASS IP sells 36-acre plot at the COMPASS @ KSL Industrial Park Edge
- A1 AK Koh to buy RM16.7m land in Puchong Jaya for regional expansion NST
- Sapura Industrial sells RM11m land Star
- Blue Owl buys RM7b UK private hospital assets Star
- Oregon to ask court to delay Paramount deal for 60 days while it reviews records Edge
- Tesco exploring sale of Central Europe operations Edge
- UniCredit secures 47.6% of Commerzbank after buyout offer extension Edge
Malaysia
- BNM to keep OPR at 2.75% on contained inflation, growth NST
- BNM unveils roadmap for next phase of digital banking transformation NST
- BNM governor: Future of finance to be defined by trust, not technology Edge Star
- AICB: Banks must move beyond AI adoption to trusted implementation Star
- Future of finance requires human-AI balance Edge NST
- Structural reforms, not technology alone, will shape banking future NST
- Over RM14b infra jobs may be awarded in 2H2026 Edge
- Public-private partnership for Phase 3 of East Coast Expressway Edge
- Welcome step towards greater stamp duty certainty Star
- Jana Wibawa trial: Muhyiddin didn’t know which contractors would win Edge
- Hearing for 1MDB’s USD346m suit against Rosmah to begin on 28 Sep Edge
- Govt urged to review decision on Azam Baki shareholding disclosure Edge
Other markets
- Temasek reports record net portfolio value of SGD518b Edge NST
- Singapore’s Temasek green portfolio rises 7%, sees uneven climate path Star
- Singapore’s Temasek to triple AI investments by 2031, targets 15% exposure Mail
- Singapore tells developers to keep checks to high-risk buyers Edge
- Indonesia sees new financial centre drawing up to USD27.8b in investment Edge
- Thai central bank says rates will rise when economy reaches growth potential Edge
- China’s central bank pledges to maintain accommodative policy NST
- RBA sees more supply shocks, reinforces price-jobs goal Star
- New Zealand raises key rate to head off inflation pressures Edge Star
- Fed minutes signal no interest rate cuts until 2027 Yahoo
- Boomers’ massive wealth will mostly be passed down to people who are already rich Yahoo
- US wholesale inventories in May revised lower Edge
- Chip worker shortfall endangers US factory revival Edge
- The United States could face a major electricity shortfall through 2030, BofA says Yahoo
- Almost USD1b later, the US still can’t make a medical glove Edge
- Pay gap between top and lowest Swiss earners has grown Edge
- IMF edges 2026 global growth forecast lower to 3%, sees rebound in 2027 Edge