Capital markets news | Fri 2 Oct 2026
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Equity
- GB Bond closes below IPO price on debut, second ACE counter in a week Edge NST Star
- EcoSys’ ACE Market IPO oversubscribed 206.7 times Edge Reserve Star
- Clothing company EMPG has Berjaya Securities to underwrite ACE Market IPO Edge Star
- IOI Properties gets Bursa Securities approval for RM7.58b REIT listing Edge Star
- MN Holdings founders make windfall from selling warrant-converted shares Edge
- AirAsia Indonesia mulls share sales, liability restructuring Edge Reserve
- FTSE upgrade opens up new funding avenues Star
- Anthropic reportedly looking to IPO as early as mid-Nov Yahoo
- SK Hynix mega-listing maintains US IPO momentum in third quarter Edge
- Evernorth clears shareholder vote ahead of Nasdaq debut with 473m XRP treasury Telegraph
- Bank of America’s famed stock market gauge is on the verge of flashing a sell signal Yahoo
- SoftBank completes final phase of USD30b investment in OpenAI Reuters
- Volantis raises USD88m for tech to connect AI, memory chips Reuters
- Bridgewater’s flagship macro fund posts double-digit gains this year Reuters
- Airtel Money plans one of London’s largest IPOs in years Reuters
- HSBC’s new trading floor has far less headroom than rivals Edge
Debt
- Mid-week bond market update RAM
- Bank of China (Malaysia)’s AAA rating affirmed RAM
- Petronas’ international arm gets first ‘A3’ rating from Moody’s Edge Star
- DNB completes RM5.2b syndicated Islamic financing Edge NST Star
- MBSB Bank provides RM66.35m financing to GO Energy for solar projects Edge Star
- What Islamic finance can do for AirAsia’s restructuring Edge
- MOF backs AirAsia fundraising drive led by Alton Edge
- Deposit competition forecast for banks in 4Q Star
- Malaysia’s household borrowing cools, business loans hold firm NST
- El Niño to compound drag on Southeast Asian debt, analysts say Edge
- Broadcom to lend Anthropic up to USD42b to lease its chips Edge Reuters
- Nvidia’s bet that its chips can finance the AI boom gets a Wall Street reality check Reuters
- The Fed’s long-term interest rate problem Yahoo
- US mortgage rates jump by most in 4 years in latest week Reuters
- Bond selloff could mean outsized portfolio changes at quarter’s end Reuters
- Global bonds gripped by fresh selling, US 10-year yield hits 24-year high Edge Yahoo Reuters
- Why are world bond markets selling off again? Yahoo Reuters
- The USD8t arms surge fuelling AI — and spooking bonds Edge
- Bond markets functioning in orderly manner, IMF says Edge
Commodities
- Full FC bench to decide on preliminary issues hearing on Sarawak oil rights dispute Edge
- Petros, Höegh Evi to develop Sarawak’s first LNG regasification terminal in Kuching Edge
- Petronas shuts down Songkhla pipeline temporarily Edge Mail NST Star
- Asia’s gasoline margin skyrockets on outages, China export halt, traders say Edge
- Oil prices rise 2% as China suspends fuel exports Edge NST Star Yahoo
- Alaska LNG could cost more than double Gulf Coast rivals Reuters
- ConocoPhillips signs 20-year LNG deal with Venture Global Reuters
- Venezuela’s oil exports drop 9% as freight costs bite Yahoo
- US tells France and Germany to release diesel stocks or face export ban Edge Reuters
- US Energy Secretary Wright ‘highly confident’ Europe will release diesel stocks Reuters
Digital assets
- Experts call for incentives in Budget 2027 to boost Malaysia’s tokenised economy Reserve
- Stablecoins can drain from banks and nations at lightning speed Telegraph
- Tokenized assets don’t always mirror traditional markets, Dune finds Telegraph
- Citi raises bitcoin, ether forecasts on strong crypto activity Edge Star Desk Reuters
- Illinois agrees to 6-month delay of crypto tax Desk Telegraph
- CFTC seeks to define event contracts as swaps amid prediction market fight Telegraph
- SEC proposes new crypto custody rules for investment advisers and funds Desk
- MetaMask exits Ethereum validators amid undisclosed security incident Telegraph
- Crypto lost USD1.26b in hacks while bitcoin bulls enjoyed a monster quarter Desk Telegraph
- LATAM stablecoin liquidity may depend on few providers, investor says Telegraph
- EU questions Binance over continued operations despite wind-down order Edge Telegraph
- 50k Europeans call on EU to ease stablecoin rewards restrictions in MiCA review Telegraph
M&A
- Malaysia Aviation Group to acquire Sepang Aircraft Engineering by 2027 Edge Mail NST Star
- Yinson privatisation talks: Still no firm decision, says CEO Edge
- Budget 2027 to spur M&A growth Star
- Ajiya sells Puchong factory at 45% premium for RM58m cash Edge Reserve NST Star
- IOI Properties buys Shenton House for SGD1 and settle SGD217m advance Edge NST Star
- Tien Wah Press unit to buy Indonesian factory from BAT for RM34m Edge Reserve Star
- Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths to buy Meteoric Resources for USD672m Edge
- Mattel attracts takeover interest from Authentic Brands Group Reuters
- Disney plans restructuring of television business Reuters
- BAE weighs bid for Robin Radar in possible USD2.3b deal Reuters
- Nuveen completes Schroders takeover to create USD2.6t investment group Reuters
- Global M&A deal rush fades in third quarter as rising borrowing costs bite Reuters
Malaysia
- Amanah Hartanah Bumiputera maintains 5 sen per unit income distribution Edge Star
- EPF urges pension system reforms, pivot to lifelong retirement income Edge Star
- When audit opinions meet uncertain numbers Edge
- Allianz Malaysia incorporates new Labuan subsidiary Reserve
- 3Q manufacturing stable as orders soften, hiring rises, inflation eases Edge Mail Star
- MEF welcomes minimum wage reprieve for MSMEs Edge Reserve
- Consumption likely to stay resilient in 4Q2026 Star
- AI may boost productivity, but what about workers’ share? Edge
- How the AI tidal wave is reshaping the jobs market Edge
- Malaysia, Singapore to explore third-country investment in Johor’s SEZ Edge NST
- Company manager remanded over false documents for RM200m tax reduction Edge
- MACC remands brothers in RM10m investment probe, seizes assets Edge
Asian markets
- Indonesia inflation picks up in Sep, in line with expectation Star
- Indonesia posts wider-than-expected USD3.55b trade surplus in Aug Edge NST Star
- Indonesia plans to raise tax-free income threshold to boost economic activity Edge
- Danantara eyeing HK office for investment Star
- Infineon eyes Thailand as potential semiconductor production hub Edge Reserve NST
- China eyes more targeted fiscal support after growth slowdown Edge
- PMI rises as stimulus pays off big Star
- BOJ debated faster rate hikes in Sep, government pushed back Edge NST
- Japan to detail first 5 years of Takaichi investment plan Edge
- Japan’s patchy business mood takes pressure off BOJ for immediate hike Edge
- South Korea’s monthly exports top USD120b for the first time on record chip sales Edge
- India’s USD133b cash deluge puts RBI on a hawkish monetary path Star
- Asian factory activity expands thanks to global AI boom Edge NST Star
Other markets
- Fed policymakers lean against Oct rate hike Yahoo Reuters
- Fed’s Kashkari expects more rate hikes, unsure on need to act this month Yahoo
- Fed’s vice chair warns inflation remains high, but Fed needs time to assess rates Yahoo
- Fed’s Logan calls for ’50 bps or more’ in rate hikes Reuters
- Fed’s Cook sees AI inflationary push as a top 2027 risk Reuters
- Jamie Dimon says hyperscaler AI spending could hit USD1t next year Yahoo
- Trump unveils USD200b South Korean investment in US Edge Reuters
- US weekly jobless claims fall; layoffs drop in Sep Edge Star Reuters
- US manufacturing steady in Sep, input prices increase Edge Reuters
- Greer urges G20 to back Trump tariff agenda, takes aim at China Edge Reuters
- Bank of England official says central bank mishandled its first response to Iran shock Edge
- Global factory activity boosted by AI spending boom Edge Reuters