Capital markets news | Fri 10 Jul 2026
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EPF 1Q2026 performance
Fixed‑income instruments (bonds and sukuk) generated RM6.76 billion, about 24% of total income, in line with their role as the core stabiliser of the portfolio. This segment earned returns of 1.02% p.a. in 1Q, or 4.1% annualised, and this brought down the overall returns for EPF.
Equity
- SRKK AI nearly doubles on maiden ACE Market day Edge NST
- Engineering services firm Advance Technologies Asia files for ACE Market IPO Edge
- Brand experience solutions provider Colony Group files for ACE Market IPO Edge
- Bursa Malaysia may get its first ever listing of video game publisher Edge
- Malaysia in risk-off mode near term, stocks to recover by year-end Edge Star
- Singapore-based fund ups Jentayu stake Edge Star
- Magma redeems RM47.7m non-convertible preference shares via share set-off Edge NST
- Alpha IVF raises stake in Singapore’s unit for RM3.57m NST Star
- RM2.5b inflow signals foreign confidence revival NST
- China’s CXMT to start book-building on 15 Jul for USD4.3b Shanghai IPO Edge
- Apple supplier Luxshare leads lukewarm IPOs in Hong Kong as investors get picky Edge
- China’s Iluvatar CoreX seeks to raise USD902m in Hong Kong share sale NST
- Australia’s largest pension fund invests AUD500m in India’s infrastructure fund Edge
- SK Hynix to price US offering at USD149 per American Depository Receipt Edge NST Star
- US markets brace for renewed funding pressure as leverage rises Edge
- AI selloff drives quant funds’ worst performance since Aug Edge
- Hedge funds record best first-half performance in 13 years NST Star
Debt
- IJM unit issues RM54m sustainability-linked sukuk for NPE2 Edge NST Star
- Govt still bears 1MDB debts, legal action failures would mean more liabilities Edge Star
- MOF sees govt’s statutory debt remaining below 65% of GDP in 2026 Edge
- Fresh credit scoring rules to ease loan disbursement Star
- Thai court clears USD12b crisis loan in win for Anutin Edge
- Japan benchmark bond yield hits 30-year high on inflation, fiscal health concerns Edge
- Lenders seek USD700m after Japan payments firm’s collapse Edge
- US direct-lending activity falls even as private credit firms raise more cash Edge
- Europe’s financial stability watchdog examining private credit risks Edge
Commodities
- Malaysia will only import Russian oil if internationally acceptable Edge NST
- Indonesia rolls out B50, moves to end diesel imports NST Star
- Trump’s Iran truce in limbo after renewed strikes and sanctions Yahoo
- Strait of Hormuz traffic is near a standstill again, but the world has adapted Yahoo
- Maersk to resume Middle East-US East Coast shipping through Suez Canal Edge NST
- Crude oil is not the problem, here’s what’s keeping gas prices high Yahoo
- Norway oil service workers’ strike cuts output by 2.4m boe, industry group says NST
- Strategic oil reserve buying set to support crude demand through 2028 Edge
- People are talking about contango while oil markets are far from recovered Yahoo
- Goldman Sachs sounds alarm over fresh threat to global oil supplies Yahoo
Digital assets
- Singapore’s Temasek investment fund says crypto is off the table, will focus on AI Coindesk
- Billions flowing out of bitcoin ETFs and private credit funds suggest market risks Coindesk
- Bitcoin ETFs end USD2.7b sell-off amid new USD85m net outflow Cointelegraph
- 2 blockbuster public debut of AI stocks could pull away more capital from crypto Coindesk
- Sony secures conditional approval to set up US stablecoin trust bank Coindesk
- Swift unveils blockchain system for 24/7 cross-border payments Edge Coindesk
M&A
- PTT Synergy sells industrial property in Klang to repay bank borrowings Edge NST Star
- Indonesian tycoon Jerry Ng said to mull options for BFI Finance, Bank Jago Edge
- Financial groups reignite race for insurance deals Star
- Paramount will not close its Warner Bros deal before 22 Jul amid Oregon probe Edge NST
- US states could sue next week to block Paramount-Warner Bros deal NST
- Commerzbank workers reject UniCredit as it inches towards control Edge
- Deutz buys military vehicle maker FFG in EUR1.6b defence push Edge
- Hugo Boss urges shareholders to reject Frasers’ ‘inadequate’ bid Edge
- Finland’s S-Bank agrees to buy Oma Savings Bank for EUR571m Edge
- Global M&A activity on track to eclipse 2021 deal boom, Morgan Stanley says Edge
Malaysia
- Bank Negara maintains policy rate, says current stance fit for purpose Edge NST Star
- Economists see BNM holding OPR through 2026, gradual rate normalisation next year Edge
- Malaysia may hold policy rate, signal upcoming hike as AI boosts economic growth Edge
- ‘I can’t apply my level of creativity here that I could do in investment banking’ Edge
- Govt to review EPF contributions for foreign workers, e-invoice implementation Edge
- Data centres to keep Malaysia’s growth steady as IMF leaves forecast intact Edge NST Star
- Industrial activity picks up in May on natural gas, electronics surge Edge Mail NST Star
- May manufacturing sales up 8.9% on electrical and electronics growth Edge Mail NST Star
- MACC probing alleged USD13m luxury property tied to 1MDB funds Edge
- Jana Wibawa trial: Bumi partners a front for real power behind contractor Nepturis Edge
Other markets
- Temasek keeps 25% of portfolio liquid to weather shocks and seize trends, CIO says Star
- Danantara not a bailout vehicle, says head of public investment Edge
- Thailand approves USD688m investment by Nestle Edge
- China’s reflation shows signs of peaking as Iran war shock fades Edge
- China’s producer inflation hits near 4-year high in Jun, squeezing manufacturers NST
- Bank of Japan sees growing inflation pressures from Middle East war Edge
- Asia growth improves but ADB warns of persistent headwinds Edge
- Trump wants to borrow Australia’s retirement super system, but US not ready for it Yahoo
- US relies more on foreign stock than debt flows, a dollar risk, Deutsche Bank warns Edge
- Fed’s Williams expects energy prices to abate even as Iran war flares Yahoo
- AI boom fuels inflation fears, complicating Fed’s next rate move Cointelegraph
- New York Fed says many businesses are not finished raising prices to offset tariffs Yahoo
- US weekly jobless claims fall as labour market conditions remain stable Edge Star
- Micron boosts US investment plan again, commits USD250b through 2035 Edge
- Meta to build USD9b Alberta DC, its first in Canada Star
- ABN Amro fined for inadequate laundering safeguards Edge
- IMF cuts 2026 world growth forecast, flags risks from new Mideast fighting NST