Capital markets news | Tue 21 Apr 2026
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Global supply of memory chips
AI workloads demand HBM’s massive parallel bandwidth and low latency for feeding graphics processing unit (GPU) clusters during training and inference. For example, Nvidia H100s require it to handle trillion-parameter models. Unlike HBM, DDR and GDDR’s sequential bottlenecks choke data flow. The AI boom has spiked HBM demand over 300% yearly, diverting supply from consumer memory.
Equity
- KK Mart files draft prospectus for Main Market listing Edge
- Manforce fairly valued, IPO price leaves no upside, says TA Securities Edge
- Bursa orders Tanco to explain surge as earnings multiple soars to over 1k times Edge
- Tanco share price surge driven by Midport hype, denies undisclosed developments Edge
- SC to release guidebook to help raise listed companies’ valuations Edge NST Star
- Hong Kong exchange tightens rules to avoid auditor shopping Edge
- Tether backs UAE tokenisation firm KAIO in USD8m funding round Coindesk
- Foreign investors record RM17.35b inflow across 8 Asian markets last week Edge NST Star
- Amundi trims US equities, pivoting to short-dated bonds and selected EMs Edge
- Polymarket in talks to raise money at about USD15b valuation Edge
- Temasek-backed CuspAI set to boost value above USD1b Edge
Debt
- SPR Energy’s senior sukuk further downgraded to C1; outlook negative RAM
- Agroto’s AA1(bg) issue rating withdrawn following early redemption RAM
- Credit guarantees, regulatory relief support MSMEs amid energy crisis Edge Star
- Genting launches USD1.5b buyback offer for 2027 notes Edge NST Star
- AirAsia tests market with Deutsche-led USD230m private debt Edge Mail NST Star
- Singapore tycoon seeks USD1b from banks for firm’s flop Edge
- Thailand mulls higher public debt for USD30b borrowing Edge Mail
- Philippines outlook cut to negative by Fitch on growth risks Edge
- Australia’s NAB expects impairment charges to double from Iran war Edge NST
- Hungary moves to unblock EU aid to Ukraine, tap frozen funds Star
Commodities
- 5 tankers bound for Malaysia reroute after US warns on Iranian oil shipments Edge
- Oil tankers that turned around to avoid US Navy not ferrying Malaysian supply Edge
- Tenaga to revive long-term coal shipping contracts after 10-year break Edge
- Trump says energy chief ‘wrong,’ expects lower gas prices as soon as Iran war ends Edge
- US crude hauled via Panama approaches 4-year high Star
- Oil is no longer trading like a market Yahoo
- Research firm says oil is at breaking point; prices aren’t coming back down soon Yahoo
- Hedge funds turn bullish on cotton for first time in 2 years Edge
Digital assets
- North Korea’s crypto heist playbook is expanding and DeFi keeps getting hit Coindesk
- One year under Paul Atkins, SEC’s crypto stance shows break with past Cointelegraph
- Blockchain sleuth accuses RaveDAO of knowing who manipulated token price Coindesk
- Crypto hack sparks USD9b outflows from biggest DeFi lender Edge Coindesk
- Kelp DAO claims LayerZero’s ‘default’ settings caused USD290m disaster Coindesk
- USD1b in bitcoin ETF inflows power bull case as Kelp hack fuels DeFi jitters Coindesk
- Bitcoin bounces above USD76k as DeFi suffers USD14b exodus after KelpDAO hack Coindesk
- Bitcoin faces near-term pressure as liquidity tightens, Hilbert Group CIO says Coindesk
- Adam Back says current demand is ‘almost’ enough to send bitcoin to USD1m Cointelegraph
- Here’s how bitcoin’s USD7.9b Apr options expiry impact prices Coindesk
- 5 times Trump made a statement that moved bitcoin; might happen again Coindesk
- US crypto adoption is rebounding, bitcoin still dominates, Deutsche Bank says Coindesk
- UK gas-investment firm weighs bitcoin mining, draws criticism Coindesk
- Global stablecoin rulemaking slows; BIS urges cooperation to avoid fragmentation Coindesk
- BIS warns dollar stablecoins could strain banks and policy Cointelegraph
M&A
- MRCB seals RM1.49b Bukit Jalil Sentral deal NST Star
- UOA Development ends JV for Komune Care Centre, moves to full ownership Edge Star
- A1 AK Koh to buy land in Puchong for RM16.7m to set up new central office Edge Star
- Lintec puts Penang assets up for sale via tender Edge
- Exsim said to be eyeing Pelangi Leisure Mall in Johor Edge
- IOI Properties to acquire Asia Square Tower 2 in Singapore for SGD2.48b Edge Mail Star
- CICT’s SGD6.4b asset swap Edge NST
- NTPM to exit Vietnam with USD32m sale of subsidiary Edge
- China to form brokerage with USD86b assets by merging firms Edge
- Jollibee acquires South Korea hot pot operator All Day Fresh in USD88.6m deal Mail
- USA Rare Earth to buy Brazil’s Serra Verde in USD2.8b deal Edge
- UniCredit outlined ‘Commerzbank transformation’ yesterday Edge
Malaysia
- Capital Market Masterplan: All good, but build talent and ensure enforcement Edge
- Ringgit set to test new high for 2026, strategists say Edge Star
- Effects of Middle East war making way across industries Edge
- Inflation pressures to build as conflict drives up costs Star
- GDP likely to grow in first quarter of this year Star
- Trade expands 10.4% to RM789.85b in 1Q2026 Edge Mail NST Star
- Export growth decelerated in Mar, official data show Edge Mail
- Slower-than-expected Mar exports signal rising external risks to trade, say economists Edge
- SMEs face mounting cost pressures amid Middle East crisis, tax relief proposed NST
- Govt delays e-invoicing for MSMEs by another year Edge NST
- Mudajaya wins RM72.2m compensation in fund misappropriation case Edge Star
- Gnanaraja denies making deal with prosecution in reduced charge Edge
- UOB Malaysia unveils RM1b investment commitments for J-S SEZ Edge NST Star
- Johor-Singapore SEZ enters delivery phase as Johor tailors ecosystem for investors NST
- Local investors comprise RM48.9b, 58.3% of Selangor investments in 2025 Mail NST
- MRT Corp’s e-bidding exercise for Penang LRT ruffles feathers Edge
- MRT Corp on why it wants an e-bidding exercise Edge
Other markets
- Singapore’s model for success faces test in a less global era Edge
- Amro warns of inflation risks, calls for stronger Asean economic integration Edge Star
- China leaves lending benchmarks unchanged for 11th month in Apr Edge NST
- China’s government urges ‘every effort’ to curb solar capacity Edge
- China curtailing, not banning fuel exports, shipping data shows Edge
- Iran may join peace talks after Pakistan works to end US blockade Edge
- UAE may be forced to use yuan, other currencies if they run low on dollars Yahoo
- Asia regulators raise scrutiny on banks amid Mythos AI fears Edge
- Warsh commits to monetary policy independence Yahoo
- Wells Fargo CEO says businesses and consumers are nervous about economy Yahoo
- Trump aims to seal Iran deal, says truce extension unlikely Yahoo
- EU to widen Iran sanctions to those who block Strait of Hormuz Edge
- War-driven oil shock may hit growth harder than inflation, says Amundi CIO Edge
- Morgan Stanley sees agentic AI widening chip spending beyond GPUs to CPUs Edge