Capital markets news | Mon 5 Oct 2026

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Equity

EGH International’s fair value should be 22 sen, 37% above IPO price Edge
SC approves Lim Seong Hai Capital’s transfer to Main Market Edge Star
Top 100 start-ups generate RM8.5b in revenue Edge
Singaporean insider trading suspect loses extradition fight Edge
AI deal frenzy powers Hong Kong fundraising to record summer Edge
Bain said to explore investment in Hong Kong’s New World Edge
Nvidia-backed Firmus prices landmark IPO at AUD11 a share Edge
Anthropic targets mega-IPO before Thanksgiving holiday Edge
Anthropic IPO: What investors should know about costs, risks after leaked prospectus Yahoo
Payments firm OpenPayd targets year-end Nasdaq listing Desk
‘The market has had every reason to sell off’ — and it hasn’t Yahoo
US-listed ETFs on course for record annual inflows, State Street says Reuters

Debt

Central Global proposes RM500m sukuk mudharabah programme Star
RCE Marketing’s Al Dzahab Tranche 7 sukuk assigned preliminary ratings RAM
Dawn Land’s proposed RM15m investment notes assigned R4 rating RAM
CGS International Securities Malaysia’s ratings affirmed MARC
Zetrix AI’s MARCWatch status revised from Developing to Negative MARC Edge NST
Elevated yields to stay Star
Seal Inc shareholders advised to back RM58.7m corporate guarantee for associate firm Edge
Don’t let the green push become a lending rush Star
Easing access to home financing Star
iSHAR 2026 focuses on regional Shariah challenges NST
Islamic finance must remain innovative, inclusive, globally competitive Edge Star
Yinson secures RM760m loan for NZ wind farm NST
Chinese state-backed firm discloses deal for Nvidia Blackwell chips Edge
US yields fall as jobs growth slows in Sep Edge
What the bond market reveals about Congress, the national debt and the middle class Yahoo
Bessent downplays worries on rising yields, AI bubble concerns Edge Yahoo
America’s budget, the bond market and the national debt at 250 Yahoo
Broadcom said to be amassing USD60b to fund chips for Anthropic Edge
Bond King Bill Gross warns don’t own bonds over volatile long-term debt Yahoo
Without AI and robots, US can’t resolve national debt crisis Yahoo
Blue Owl flagship fund withdrawal requests slow as private credit turmoil eases Reuters
El Salvador receives USD138m from IMF after Bitcoin waivers granted Telegraph
France’s five red flags Star
Bond managers play it safe Star
The era of rising borrowing costs Star

Commodities

Gas Malaysia targets investment decision on Kedah LNG terminal by 2H2027 Edge Star
Indonesia launches pilot commodity export monitoring platform Edge
India mulls commodity derivatives changes to boost liquidity Edge
Iraq shifts oil strategy by arranging tanker to move past Hormuz Yahoo
Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked Aramco facility in Riyadh Edge Mail Reuters
Opec+ delays oil capacity review after Iran war disrupts expansion plans Edge Reuters
Opec+ agrees in principle to keep Nov oil output targets steady Edge NST Reuters
CME shelves plans for 24/7 oil contract amid industry qualms Edge
Trump says US deal with South Korea includes USD8.4b for oil recovery Edge Reuters
Alaska LNG shipping savings justifies billions in investment, developer says Reuters
Trump says US to hold off on diesel export ban after G7 release Edge Mail Reuters
G7 countries agree on release of diesel and oil stocks after US pressure Edge Mail Reuters
Glencore expects its commodity-trading profits to top USD5b this year Edge
Fuel subsidies may top USD1t as Iran war drags Edge
325m barrels from strategic reserves released to ease Middle East energy crisis Mail

Digital assets

Japan adds Garantex to list of Russia sanctions over Ukraine war Telegraph
South Korea advances tokenised securities rules ahead of 2027 rollout Telegraph
South Korea crypto exchange profits fall 78% in 1H amid trading slump Telegraph
BlackRock offers a glimpse of how tokenisation may change your investment portfolio Desk
Bank group sues US regulator over granting crypto trust charters Desk Telegraph Reuters
SEC moves to clear custody hurdle for advisers offering crypto Telegraph
71% of UK finance leaders expect tokenisation to reshape financial services Telegraph
Revolut’s rise to become Europe’s USD115b big bank rival Reuters
European crypto users have ‘more faith’ in regulated firms under MiCA Telegraph
‘Euro stablecoin isn’t enough’: EU issuers make case for USD tokens Telegraph
Russia’s Finance Ministry pays wages in digital rubles for first time Telegraph

M&A

PMCK buys medical consumables importer and supplier for RM53m Edge Star
Yinson at the centre of an FPSO shift Star
DPI Holdings buys Sabah industrial land for RM7.6m Star
IOI Properties’ Shenton House purchase draws less caution Edge
AkzoNobel to sell Southeast Asia paints business to Nippon Paint for USD1.35b Reuters
China demands copper supply commitments for Anglo Teck merger approval Edge Reuters
Northern Japanese banks mull merger with USD82b in assets Edge
France’s Schneider Electric nears USD20b deal to buy US software group PTC Reuters
Combined Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery will be named Skydance Edge Reuters
The Clarity Act stalled. Bankers aren’t hitting the brakes yet on crypto dealmaking Desk
JD.com set to win EU approval for Ceconomy deal Edge
Global M&A deal rush fades in third quarter as rising borrowing costs bite Edge

Malaysia

Bigger funds, bigger questions Star
RHB Group maintains Malaysia’s 2026 growth forecast at 5.4% NST
Budget 2027: Narrowing room to manoeuvre Edge
Hybrid SST: Malaysia’s next tax turning point Edge
Refined SST system could create more efficient tax environment – EY NST
Existing taxes key to 2027 Budget, expect few major changes: Expert NST
Malaysia needs greater productivity, not more programmes Edge
Malaysia still far from target of 3,000 smart factories by 2030 Edge
US manufacturers in Malaysia shift to local suppliers, cut Chinese inputs amid tariffs Edge

Asian markets

Luxury condos seized in Singapore’s biggest money-laundering case find few buyers Edge
New Indonesia finance chief steers clear of Prabowo turf wars Edge
Vietnam’s growth hits 9.95%, fastest in 4 years, as exports jump 24.5% Mail NST
China’s under pressure on two fronts Star
Tokyo core inflation rate jumps in Sep, bolsters case for more BOJ hikes Edge Star
Japan does not need excessively loose monetary policy Edge NST
South Korean president orders probe into data leaks across financial industry Edge

Other markets

Trump says new Fed chair Warsh should have voted against rate hike Edge
Fed’s Hammack tells PBS there’s still time to weigh next monetary policy move Reuters
Fed may skip Oct but pull rate hike trigger in Dec Reuters
Fed’s Goolsbee says rate hike and pause both ‘on the table’ Reuters
Goldman Sachs sees Fed near end of interest rate hikes as fears ease Yahoo
Bill Ackman says the Fed’s rate hike could make inflation worse Yahoo
US job growth slows sharply in Sep; unemployment rate rises to 4.2% Edge Star Reuters
US factory orders increase slightly in Aug Edge Reuters
Bayer to invest USD2.2b in new US pharma site Reuters
Moody’s Zandi warns that higher interest rates are already damaging the economy Yahoo
US Fed, ECB minutes to show inflation fears as hike bets fade Edge
Eurozone inflation surges, keeping pressure on ECB to hike rates Edge Reuters
Merz will meet frontrunners for Lagarde job as ECB race heats up Edge
Developing countries hit by overlapping crises, UNDP chief warns NST
G20 splits over industrial overcapacity, an issue often aimed at China Mail
Cathie Wood says smart investors need to start watching where AI agents spend money Desk