Capital markets news | Wed 10 Dec 2025
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Equity
- Orkim posts modest gains on Main Market debut Edge NST Star
- One Gasmaster, Malacca Securities sign underwriting for ACE Market IPO Edge Star
- Malaysia’s IPO market on track for 60 listings in 2025 Mail NST Star
- Bursa Malaysia will focus on scale rather than number of IPOs Edge
- Affin Bank eyes RM6b AUM in 5 years after Pheim purchase Edge
- Hong Kong asks banks to ensure IPO applications maintain standards Edge Star
- Japan IPOs raise USD8b in 2025, reaching a 7-year high Edge
- India’s Swiggy seeks USD1.1b in share sale a year after IPO Edge
- Blinkit CEO warns India’s quick commerce bubble may be close to bursting Edge
- Bank group urges caution on faster trade settlements in Asia Edge
- BHP Group strikes funding deal with GIP Star
- Medline seeks USD5.37b in largest healthcare IPO of 2025 Yahoo
- Andersen Group targets USD1.75b valuation in IPO Yahoo
- SpaceX to pursue 2026 IPO raising far above USD30b Yahoo
- Bitcoin treasury company Twenty One drops 25% in NYSE debut Coindesk
- How prediction markets raise insider trading and credit risks Cointelegraph
- World’s largest airline caterer Gategroup said to ready for IPO Edge
Debt
- Neutral credit impact to CelcomDigi, Maxis and YTL Power for DNB purchase RAM
- Keyfield’s AA3 sukuk rating affirmed RAM
- MMC’s sukuk programme AA- rating affirmed MARC
- Granite Asia raises USD350m for fund backed by Khazanah, Temasek, INA Edge
- New momentum for Vietnam’s corporate bond market Star
- Japan’s Katayama says watching market trends as yields near 2% Edge
- BOJ governor says rises in long-term interest rates somewhat rapid Edge
- IMF releases USD1.2b to Pakistan Star
- Concerns rise over pick for new Fed chair Star
- Fitch Ratings expects Apac sovereigns to remain resilient in 2026 Star
- Global govt bonds steady after sell-off, big Fed meeting looms large Edge
Digital assets
- TMJ launches ringgit-backed stablecoin on Zetrix AI blockchain Edge Mail NST Star
- Singapore must take bolder steps to maintain global financial hub Star
- Tether’s USDt awarded key regulatory status in Abu Dhabi Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin surges to USD94k ahead of expected Fed rate cut Coindesk Cointelegraph
- Proposed afterdark bitcoin ETF would skip US trading hours Coindesk
- Regulatory battle over tokenised US stocks escalates Coindesk
- US Treasurys lead tokenisation wave, 2026 growth predicted Cointelegraph
- US regulator clears national banks to facilitate crypto transactions Cointelegraph
M&A
- DKSH’s shareholder makes RM6.15 per share privatisation offer Edge NST Star
- Matrix Concepts sells MVV Techvalley land in related-party deal Edge NST Star
- Goldman Sachs names new Japan M&A heads in dealmaking push Edge
- Kistos acquires interests in Oman’s onshore blocks from Mitsui Yahoo
- TGE finalises deal to acquire 50% stake in Ritz Carlton, Perth Yahoo
- Paramount ups Warner Bros bid with Trump son-in-law at side Edge NST Yahoo
- Antero agrees to acquire HG Energy’s upstream and midstream assets Yahoo
- Wealth Enhancement snags USD2.2b Cincinnati RIA Yahoo
- Earned continues healthcare focus with new RIA acquisition Yahoo
- Creative Planning adds USD900m Pennsylvania firm Yahoo
- Procyon acquires OLV to expand presence in US Yahoo
- Hildene to scale insurance business solutions with acquisition of SILAC Yahoo
- Home BancShares to purchase Mountain Commerce Bancorp Yahoo
- Gold Royalty signs agreement for Pedra Branca mine royalty acquisition Yahoo
- UK watchdog to probe Délifrance takeover Yahoo
Malaysia
- Govt discussing extension of shipping tax exemption Edge
- Malaysia’s role in reconfiguration of Asia’s supply chain Edge
- Jentayu’s Sabah hydropower project potentially delayed over EGM challenge Edge
- Perak Transit gets 30-year Tanjong Malim bus terminal deal Edge NST Star
- Singapore’s Empyrion gets regulatory nod for 200MW Johor data centre Edge NST
Other markets
- Indonesia’s new FX lock-up rule to hit commodity exporters Edge
- China executes former official of Huarong offshore finance unit for graft Edge
- China urges trade partners against tariffs as record surplus stirs tensions Edge NST
- Taiwan imports hit monthly record as tech firms snap up goods Edge
- Markets anxious over Japan’s risk of negative spiral Yahoo
- Korea’s national pension sells dollars to support won Edge
- Microsoft unveils USD23b in new AI investments with big focus on India Edge
- RBA stands pat for third meeting, remains data dependent Edge
- Australia business conditions soften in Nov, capacity constrained NST
- The Fed is likely to cut rates for a third time this year Yahoo
- Options traders bracing for wild stock trading after Fed decision Edge
- Will Trump’s Fed pick slash rates? The market doesn’t think so NST Star
- US small-business optimism rises on brighter sales outlook Edge
- US job openings increase modestly in Oct Edge
- EU strikes deal to further weaken corporate sustainability laws Edge
- German machinery slump drags on in blow to Merz’s turnaround bid Edge
- Global airlines set for record USD41b net profit next year Edge Mail NST Star