Capital markets news | Mon 6 Apr 2026
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Malaysia’s energy industry
Net crude oil exporter: Exports 500k-600k barrels vs imports 300k-400k barrels per day.
Net refined petroleum product (including petrol / diesel) importer: Exports 200k-300k barrels vs imports 300k-400k barrels per day.
Net natural gas exporter: Exports 30-35m tonnes vs imports 5-10m tonnes per year.
Natural gas contributes 40-50% of Malaysia’s electricity generation mix.
Equity
- Pharmacy group Big Caring files IPO draft prospectus NST Star
- 5E Resources set for strong earnings growth, analysts see up to 50% upside to IPO Edge
- PublicInvest pegs Main Market-bound MTT Shipping’s fair value at 19% above IPO Edge
- Golden Destinations a little overvalued at IPO price amid Middle East tensions Edge
- The unmaking of a market Star
- From risk-off to selective positioning Star
- 1m users and growing: Moomoo expands Malaysia footprint NST
- Indonesia flags tightly held companies in effort to satisfy MSCI Edge
- SK Hynix appoints underwriters for its US listing NST
- Traders are big winners as 24/7 stocks end after-hours price manipulation Coindesk
- Cash wins in Mar — just ask Buffett Star
- Wall Street looks past Iran conflict, wouldn’t be shocked if bull market continues Yahoo
- USD19b portfolio manager sees a ‘lost decade’ for the S&P 500 Yahoo
Debt
- MNRB and Malaysian Re outlooks raised to positive, ratings affirmed RAM
- Sunway REIT’s commercial papers programme issue rating withdrawn RAM
- Stable credit conditions expected for RAM-rated portfolio RAM
- Nextgreen secures RM50m loan from Bank Rakyat to grow business NST Star
- Anwar, AIIB president discuss sustainable development agenda Edge Star
- Berkshire sounds out yen bond sale following Tokio Marine deal Edge
- Aussie bonds rally faces sentiment test Star
- The bond market is helping resolve the Fed’s interest rate dilemma Yahoo
- US bonds fall as strong jobs data undermines Fed cut outlook Edge
- Private credit jitters trigger caps on redemptions, tighter lending Edge
- Blue Owl reels as investors who fuelled its growth now want out Edge
- Blue Owl limits withdrawals from 2 funds after historic surge in redemption requests Edge
- The AI finance revolution Star
- Pizza chain closes all US locations and files for bankruptcy after 50 years Yahoo
Digital assets
- Michael Saylor exposes the fatal flaw in Peter Schiff’s anti-bitcoin argument Yahoo
- Rich bitcoin traders lost USD337m daily in 1Q2026 Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin is now front-running the Fed rather than reacting to it. ETFs are the cause Coindesk
- Bitcoin tends to outperform gold and stocks after global shocks Coindesk
- Bitcoin ETFs will be larger than gold ETFs Cointelegraph
- Bitcoin shorts risk USD2.5b liquidation at USD72k: Are bears in danger? Cointelegraph
- New bitcoin price lows matter of time says trader stuck at USD67k Cointelegraph
- 5 data sources say bitcoin market is thinning from the inside Coindesk
- Here’s what cracking bitcoin in 9 minutes by quantum computers actually means Coindesk
- Simple explainer on quantum computing and why it is terrifying for bitcoin Coindesk
- Key initiatives aimed at quantum-proofing bitcoin Coindesk
- Solana’s quantum-threat readiness reveals harsh tradeoff: security vs speed Coindesk
- Ant’s blockchain arm unveils platform for AI agents to transact on crypto rails Coindesk
- AI is making crypto’s security problem even worse, Ledger CTO warns Coindesk
- Drift says USD270m exploit was 6-month North Korean intelligence operation Coindesk
- Circle under fire after USD285m Drift hack over inaction to freeze stolen USDC Coindesk
M&A
- BNM approves Affin Bank’s RM50m acquisition of Pheim Asset Management Edge Star
- 6 Apr crunch: Sunway-IJM mega merger under intense market spotlight NST
- Cheah makes a case for takeover of IJM NST Star
- We will walk away if we fail to reach threshold NST
- IJM sets record straight on Sunway takeover bid, defends position NST
- IJM doesn’t know of Sunway’s discussion with shareholders Edge Star
- Sunway co-chairman Idris Jala rejects racial, political claims over IJM bid NST
- Best offer or best only for Sunway? NST
- EG Industries lifts stake in Thai-listed NDR to 41.6% with RM15.6m acquisition Edge NST
- Danantara advances asset manager merger with USD159m deal Edge
- Starbucks closes China deal with Boyu, plans to expand stores NST
- Blackstone agrees to buy 49% stake in data centre firm Rowan Edge NST
Malaysia
- Execution is key to CMP Star
- MobilityOne gets Labuan Islamic digital banking licence, eyes hajj finance platform Mail
- SC, MCMC join forces against online investment scams Edge
- Oil at USD120? Petronas says it’s not the profit surge many think Mail
- Malaysia has more breathing room on oil — but prices will still bite, says Petronas Mail
- Oil price spike driven by supply and demand, shipping costs, insurance premiums Edge
- Petronas cuts planning horizon to 45 days to tackle energy supply risks Mail
- HLIB trims Malaysia’s 2026 GDP to 4.5% on global energy crisis NST
- Gobind: MyDIGITAL, Oracle to train 300k Malaysians in AI skills by 2029 Edge
- Govt to form orange economy council to drive growth of creative industry Edge
- Cypark, Sunview win RM2b Tasik Kenyir floating solar project Edge NST Star
Other markets
- Vietnam growth slows as rising energy costs feed uncertainty Edge Mail
- Cambodian parliament passes landmark cybercrime law after scam centre scrutiny Edge
- War in Iran, economic shockwaves in Southeast Asia Edge
- BOJ keeps rate‑hike door open even as Iran war squeezes firms Edge NST Star
- IMF urges BOJ to keep raising rates even as Iran war poses new risks Edge NST
- Japan turns up FX heat as volatility rises, signals readiness to act Edge
- Microsoft charts USD10b of outlays in AI-eager Japan Edge
- Seoul calls on Gulf states to secure oil and raw material supply Mail NST
- India makes first Iranian oil buy in 7 years with no payment problems Edge
- French-owned container ship exits Hormuz in first since Iran war Edge
- The Fed quietly altered its Mar inflation forecast and it points to more pain Yahoo
- US inflation seen spiking in first snapshot since Iran war Edge
- How income and costs affect everyone differently Yahoo
- US employment growth rebounds in Mar; unemployment rate falls to 4.3% Edge Mail
- US services activity contracts for first time since 2023 Edge
- Vanguard says it would take oil at USD150 to trigger a US recession Yahoo
- JPMorgan identifies a massive investment opportunity Yahoo
- Trump proposes defence spending budget, eyes 10% cut to other federal programmes Edge
- Golden Dome, ships and missiles top Trump’s USD1.5t fiscal 2027 defence wishlist Edge
- Trump orders new tariffs on medicines and metals, aiming to boost US manufacturing Mail
- Trump will impose 100% tariff on some patented drugs Edge NST
- Trump restructures broad metals tariffs but keeps 50% rate Edge
- Trump administration signals it will offer broad tariff refunds Yahoo
- 5 EU countries call for windfall tax on energy companies Edge Mail NST
- Italy deficit at 3.1% breaches EU ceiling in setback for Meloni Edge
- Can anything stop oil hitting USD150? What governments and reserves can, can’t do Mail
- Türkiye devises 5 alternative routes to bypass Strait of Hormuz Edge
- In numbers: The commodities most affected by the Strait of Hormuz shutdown Mail
- 3 predictions about silver prices in the next decade Yahoo
- Goldman Sachs has blunt message on gold price for rest of 2026 Yahoo