Capital markets news | Mon 8 Jun 2026
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Artificial intelligence (AI) trends
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Equity
- Oilfield services provider Elsa’s ACE Market IPO oversubscribed 27 times Edge NST Star
- Bakery chain RT Pastry taking orders for IPO shares at 18 sen apiece Edge
- Well Chip plans RM120m rights issue to fund pawnshop expansion Edge NST Star
- CTOS Digital cancels 15.45m treasury shares under buyback programme Star
- Alam Maritim receives Bursa approval to exit PN17 status Edge NST Star
- LYC Healthcare gets six-month extension to submit GN3 regularisation plan Edge
- Sentoria to delist from Main Market on 16 Jun Edge
- JustMarkets taps growing Malaysian retail trading interest NST
- Global IPOs unlikely to trigger outflows Star
- DayOne closes USD4.5b Series C as data centre expansion accelerates NST
- ‘Sell Indonesia’ sweeps trading desks as Prabowo tightens grip Edge
- Purbaya slams ‘sell Indonesia’ trade, won’t quit as finance head Edge
- China wind equipment maker Dajin Heavy ends flat in Hong Kong debut NST
- China to tighten oversight of private investment funds Edge Mail
- Jollibee is said to mull moving US listing to booming Hong Kong Edge Star
- World’s hottest market Korea has bulls reaching for protection Edge
- SpaceX IPO running at 2 times oversubscribed Edge
- Blockbuster SpaceX IPO set to test high-flying US stocks rally NST
- Chinese, HK investors banned from SpaceX IPO on security grounds Edge Mail NST Star
- SpaceX, other mega IPOs denied fast index entry by S&P Edge
- Wall Street sees SpaceX’s AI revenue 100 times higher by 2030 Edge
- SpaceX IPO brings ‘prime time’ for advisers ahead of wealth surge Edge
- SpaceX IPO to mint millionaire welders as experts warn of post-listing slumps Yahoo
- Why growth investors should avoid the SpaceX IPO Yahoo
- Chip slump erases USD1.3t in stock market value Edge NST
- Trump’s team to look into US taking stake in AI companies Edge
Debt
- TM Tech’s sukuk AAA rating affirmed RAM
- Exsim Capital’s Tranche 8 IMTN assigned final AA3 rating RAM
- Sern Kou unit secures additional RM7m CIMB Islamic banking facility Star
- Agrobank brings financing to market for hawkers, micro traders NST
- Consumer credit authority sets rules for non-bank credit players NST Star
- Hong Kong’s second-largest hotel risks being seized by banks Edge
- India scraps capital gains tax on foreign investors in government debt to support rupee Edge
- Money pours into EM debt Star
- Private-market liquidity scare enters new phase Edge
Commodities
- DOSM: Crude oil, condensate production falls 5.5% to 43m barrels in 1Q2026 Edge NST
- China’s central bank extends gold buying spree for 19th month in May Edge
- US, Iran appear far from peace deal 100 days since war began Yahoo
- As Opec+ meets, Iran war hobbles power to shape oil market Mail
- Opec+ set for fourth oil quota hike since Hormuz closure Edge NST
- US oil exports surge, draining domestic crude inventories toward rock bottom Edge
- No nation on its own is able to quickly replace lost Middle East oil supply – Rosneft CEO NST
- Nordic energy CEO sends blunt warning on oil and economy Yahoo
Digital assets
- America’s largest banks are building a new digital currency network Coindesk
- Ether and privacy coins lead latest losses as crypto plummets Edge
- Bitcoin plunges below USD60k for first time since Oct 2024 as Strategy sells Mail
- Bitcoin near USD60k today vs Feb: Institutional sentiment has flipped Coindesk
- Bitcoin treasury firms shed USD62b in deepening crypto rout Edge
- Crypto slump intensifies as bitcoin approaches pre-Trump low Edge
- Are retail traders selling their bitcoin to buy the SpaceX IPO? Coindesk
- Bitcoin’s star fades as investors flock to lustre of AI and megacap IPOs NST Coindesk
- Trump family’s stablecoin wealth fuelled by relationship with Binance Edge
- Abra’s Bill Barhydt says Wall Street’s next crypto bet is tokenisation Coindesk
- AI exposed flaw in top crypto network and experts warn banks could be next Coindesk
- Why ‘spot the typo’ is no longer enough for crypto security Cointelegraph
- Scott Bessent says bitcoin reserve moving at deliberate speed Yahoo
M&A
- Pineapple Resources’ new shareholders end MGO with collective 71.42% stake Edge Star
- Bina Puri defends early completion of Sarawak company acquisition Edge NST
- Yong Tai seeks extension for RM160m Courtyard by Marriott Melaka sale circular Edge
- AllianzGI is said in exclusive talks to buy UOB Asset Management Edge Star
- Bouygues-led consortium signs USD23.44b deal to buy SFR from Altice France NST Star
- Diamond-rich Botswana courts UAE, Oman to buy De Beers stake Edge
Malaysia
- Are unit trusts dependable? Star
- CIMB sees Malaysia growing above 4.0% despite Middle East risks NST
- Malaysia’s growth paradox Star
- Malaysia buffered from global tensions by energy exporter status: Bank of America NST
- Court allows Najib partial discovery of 1MDB settlement documents sought Edge
- AGC reviewing 2 investigation papers involving Azam Baki Edge
- Guan Eng corruption trial: Investigating officer unaware of Zarul Ahmad’s links Edge
Other markets
- Indonesian officials vow again to stabilise rupiah, draw funds Edge
- Indonesia’s central bank to prepare regulations reflecting wider mandate Edge
- Indonesia issues regulation to bring commodity exports under central control Edge NST
- Thai headline inflation slows to 2.79% in May, below forecast Edge Star
- Samsung to invest up to USD4b in Vietnam chip-testing plant Edge Mail
- Philippine annual inflation slows to 6.8% in May Edge NST
- China’s central bank resumes cash injection following a 2-day hiatus Star
- China assets gain global appeal Star
- China’s K-shaped growth Star
- Hong Kong-listed AIA, HSBC, StanChart shares fall as China tightens capital controls NST
- Hong Kong implements new bank rules for opening accounts Edge
- Japan May foreign reserves fall by US$77bil after large interventions NST
- Japan warns of ‘decisive action’ to defend yen as FX reserves tumble Edge
- South Korea vows tough measures against speculative won trading Edge NST
- India keeps benchmark rate on hold despite inflation risks Edge Star
- India beats growth forecasts but Iran war clouds outlook NST
- Australia’s AirTrunk to invest USD30b in India by 2030 Edge NST
- KPMG Australia faces probe by corporate regulator over audit leak scandal Edge Star
- Trump says Fed rate increase would be wrong ahead of Warsh debut Yahoo
- Fed’s Barr warns of risks tied to looser Wall Street bank rules Edge
- US posts another month of strong job gains in May; unemployment rate steady at 4.3% Edge
- Eurozone economy shrank at start of year due to Ireland contraction Edge
- German car plants at half‑speed look to Beijing or battlefields for fresh funding Mail
- Swiss firms invest USD27b in US after tariff deal Edge Star
- Türkiye’s inflation edges up to 32.6% in May Edge
- Sberbank CEO says Russia’s economic growth in current conditions is ‘a miracle’ NST
- Signs global trade in goods is starting to slow, WTO says Edge NST