Capital markets news | Mon 26 Jan 2026
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Equity
- Sunway Healthcare gets Bursa approval to list with reduced 18% public float Edge
- Capital A seals RM5.5b capital reduction, clears PN17 final hurdle Edge NST Star
- Bursa plans value-up programme to boost undervalued stocks Edge
- Malaysian Merchant Marine ex-deputy chairman acquitted of insider trading Edge
- Bursa to launch more affordable benchmark index futures Edge NST Star
- National Sustainability Reporting Framework enhances transparency Star
- Reinvigorating Malaysia’s capital market Edge Star
- Singapore begins allocating USD3.9b to boost stocks Edge
- China weighs tighter rules for firms to sell shares in Hong Kong Edge
- GIC’s third-party agent pays fine in South Korea short-selling case Edge
- GDS-backed DayOne said to eye USD20b valuation in US IPO Edge
- Wall Street may never sleep again as NYSE eyes 24/7 stock trading Mail
- Trump govt backs USA Rare Earth with USD1.6b for 10% stake Mail NST Star
- Will the world cut its USD27t long USA position? Edge
- Big North European investors reassess US exposure as geopolitical risk mounts Edge
- Vanguard to cut British exposure across USD70b UK product range Edge
- Vanguard tops USD1t in assets outside the US NST Star
- CSG jumps in debut as investors clamour for defence stocks Edge
- Is AI on the verge of a bubble? Star
Debt
- IJM Corp monitored following recent material developments RAM
- YNH Property defers perpetual bond coupon payments Edge NST Star
- Vanke dollar bondholders want more say as debt talks loom Edge
- Hong Kong-listed J&T Global Express to raise USD596m NST
- Sudden chaos in Japan’s bond market puts stock bulls on notice Edge
- China is lending to the Gulf at record pace, tightening ties Edge
- Private credit deals flood emerging markets Star
- Hawkish BOJ signals lift short-term yields to 30-year highs, but not yen Star
- Perpetual stock solves Strategy’s USD8b debt problem Coindesk
- The junkiest junk bonds are finding big demand this year Edge
- Chile’s debt market rakes in money Star
- Could Europe sell US debt if a Greenland deal doesn’t come through? Cointelegraph
Digital assets
- Bitcoin sells off into weekly close as bulls face USD86k price reckoning Cointelegraph
- Ultra-wealthy use bitcoin to fund yacht upgrades, Cannes trips Coindesk
- GameStop’s USD420m bitcoin move sparks sale speculation Coindesk Cointelegraph
- US Bitcoin ETFs bleed USD1.72b in 5-day outflow streak Cointelegraph
- Here’s why bitcoin’s is failing its role as a safe haven versus gold Coindesk
- 98% of gold investors don’t actually own a gold bar, and that’s a problem Coindesk
- Solana’s new phase is much more about finance Coindesk
- Crypto ETFs with staking can supercharge returns but not for everyone Coindesk
- Big banks now view crypto as an existential threat to their business Coindesk
- One of the oldest NFT trading platforms shuts down Coindesk
- UBS plans crypto trading for some clients in digital-asset push Edge
M&A
- YBS International signs deal to acquire precision machining firms Edge
- The right way for Sunway Star
- EPF raises IJM stake to above 20% amid Sunway takeover bid Edge
- Southern Score’s takeover of Nova Pharma crosses 90% Edge
- DKSH gets until 30 Jan to consider privatisation bid as key investor opposes Edge
- EG Industries buys Thai land for RM6.1m to build RM40m factory NST
- Grab-GoTo deal hits snag caused by state-backed holder’s stake Edge
- Li Ka-shing mulling new ownership terms to complete ports deal Edge Star
- Netflix says Paramount bid doesn’t pass sniff test as Warner battle intensifies Edge
- TikTok seals deal to operate in the US after years of drama Edge Mail NST
- Revolut scraps plans to buy US lender in favour of push for standalone licence Edge
- Merck no longer in talks to buy Revolution Medicines Yahoo
- China’s Chery to buy Nissan plant in South Africa, marking rapid climb Edge
Malaysia
- Bank Negara’s tone shifts from cautious resilience to validated strength NST
- Ringgit rises to 5-year high, breaches 4.0-mark against US dollar Edge Mail Star
- Strong ringgit squeezes export reliant glove makers Edge
- Leading index up 0.2% in Nov, economic momentum remains steady Star
- Malaysia must break free from middle-income trap Edge
- Survey finds Malaysians more confident about health than finances NST
- End to cartel practices that burden the people called Edge
- RimbaWatch’s court challenge could make ESG claims legally enforceable Edge
- MyDigital ID’s Phase 2 sandbox involves 18 banks Edge Star
- Ex-Goldman banker Leissner seeks pardon in 1MDB fraud case Edge
- CCID cautions public after man loses RM1.2m in clone investment scam Edge
- MACC seizes assets worth RM9.7m in probe into RM300m investment scam Edge
- MACC freezes 14 accounts over RM300m investment fraud Edge
- Ex-senior manager charged over receiving KLK’s RM1.4m Edge
- E-waste company agent pleads not guilty to RM50k bribery charge Edge
- HRD Corp names Mohamed Shamir as new CEO Edge
Other markets
- Singapore expected to maintain monetary policy as growth outperforms Yahoo
- Singapore core inflation rate steady for third straight month Edge Star
- How Singapore’s unique monetary policy works Yahoo
- Thai exports beat forecast in Dec, but set to slow in 2026 Edge
- Thai parties push back on VAT hike, warn of higher costs Mail
- Vietnam’s To Lam cements control, to continue aggressive new growth model Edge
- China’s yuan advances after central bank sets trading midpoint above 7 NST
- Yuan’s sprint slows to a jog Star
- China to set lower growth target as economy weakens Edge Star
- BOJ holds rate with stronger inflation view giving hawkish edge Edge NST
- Japan’s yen surges briefly, traders alert to intervention risk Edge
- Japan PM vows to act against speculation after yen spike Edge NST Star
- SEC seeks court nod to serve summons to Gautam Adani Edge
- India regulator accuses EY, PwC executives of insider trading Edge
- US Fed set to lead global peers with interest-rate hold Edge Mail NST Star Yahoo
- Trump says Fed chair interviews are done, has pick in mind Edge Star
- US business activity stable in Jan; price pressures persist Edge
- US manufacturing jobs on the decline Yahoo
- Canada retail sales show consumption stagnating Edge
- Venezuela eyes 18% oil boost with reforms opening sector to private investors Mail
- Surprise UK retail sales rise adds to signs of pickup in economy Edge
- British AI boss to quit Britain after entrepreneur crackdown Yahoo
- EU to suspend EUR93b retaliatory trade package against US for 6 months Edge NST