US Stocks Diverge Amid Bond Market Caution

US stocks struggled for direction on Monday as investors took stock of rising bond yields, eurozone economic uncertainty, and the upcoming earnings season ahead of a relatively quiet week. The Dow Jones...

RHB Research Sees 48% Upside For Orkim As Fleet...

RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB Research) has initiated coverage on Orkim Bhd with a ‘Buy’ call and RM1.14 target price, implying 47.9% upside from its reference price of 77...

Bursa Edges Higher As Softer US Jobs Data Lifts...

Bursa Malaysia ended slightly higher on Oct 5, tracking gains across regional markets as softer US labour data eased expectations of further Federal Reserve tightening and reduced pressure on...

Market Breadth Turns Negative As 599 Decliners Outpace 564...

Bursa Malaysia ended with a slightly negative market breadth as 599 decliners outnumbered 564 gainers, despite pockets of strength among selected technology and renewable energy counters. Batu Kawan Bhd topped...

Foreign Exchange Rates Oct 5, 2026

The closing foreign exchange rates, sourced from Bank Negara Malaysia and recorded at 5pm on Oct 5, 2026, provide a comprehensive overview of currency fluctuations for the day. These rates,...

Landmark Faces Trading Suspension, Delisting After Missing Regularisation Plan...

Landmarks Bhd has been issued a show-cause notice by Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd over the possible suspension and delisting of its securities after failing to submit a regularisation plan...

Softening Housing Loan Demand Across Property, Vehicles

Domestic business lending remained firm in August, but household credit indicators continued to soften amid persistent cost-of-living pressures, prompting Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) to expect Budget 2027 to...

High Gearing Concerns On IOI Properties’ Shenton 101 Deal

MBSB Research has maintained its BUY call on IOI Properties Group Bhd but lowered its target price to RM4.24 from RM4.64, citing concerns that the proposed acquisition and redevelopment...

BMI Raises Brent Crude Forecast To US$93 For 2026 And US$81 For 2027

BMI has sharply raised its Brent crude oil price forecasts for 2026 and 2027, expecting prolonged disruptions to Middle East oil flows and declining...

West River Bags RM17.5 Million E-Metro Logistic Park Subcontract

West River Berhad announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary has secured a RM17.5 million subcontract from Al-Ambia Sdn. Bhd. for electrical, extra-low-voltage security and...

Go HUb Secures RM64 Million KTMB Ticketing System Support Contract

GoHub Capital Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary NSS IT Solution Sdn Bhd has secured a RM64.79 million contract to provide maintenance and support services for Keretapi...

Jati Tinggi Awarded RM2.27 Million Power Cable Contract By TNB

Jati Tinggi Group Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary has secured a RM2.27 million contract from Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) for the deployment of a Distributed Acoustic...

Zetrix AI Main Shareholder TS Wong Disposes Further 41 Million Shares For RM6.1 Million

Zetrix AI Bhd director Wong Thean Soon disposed of a combined 41.39 million shares in the company over two days for approximately RM6.10 million,...

Thailand Warns Of More Rain And Flash Flood As Death Toll Rise To 31

Thai authorities on Monday (Oct 5) warned of more rain and flash flooding as the death toll from floods across the country since mid-September rose to...

Zetrix AI Submits Proposal To Settle JPJ Outstanding, Seeks Service Restoration

Zetrix AI Bhd has submitted a proposed solution to the Malaysian Government to address outstanding remittances linked to Road Transport Department (JPJ) collections, as...

Anwar Calls For Tougher Action On Illegal Land Encroachment

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called for stronger enforcement against unauthorised land encroachment, warning that weak land governance could undermine national planning...
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Malaysia-Singapore Business Council Call For Smoother Cross-Border Business Operations

The Malaysia-Singapore Business Council (MSBC) has called for the strong momentum in bilateral economic...

Kenanga Downgrades Plantation Sector Even As El Nino Could...

Kenanga Research has downgraded Malaysia’s plantation sector to NEUTRAL from OVERWEIGHT, saying recent share...

Bank Negara: Malaysia’s Financial System Remains Resilient Despite Middle...

Malaysia’s financial system remains resilient despite heightened risks from the Middle East conflict, with...

Aluminum Forecast Raised To US$3,150 On Slower Gulf Production...

OCBC has raised its end-2026 aluminium price forecast to about US$3,150 per tonne from...

CPO Prices Expected To Remain At Current Levels As...

Crude palm oil (CPO) prices are expected to remain supported in the near term...

MGS Yield Edges Higher As Investors Turn Cautious Ahead...

Malaysian government bond yields moved higher across the curve, with Kenanga Research expecting yields...

Ringgit Forecast Revised To 4.00 As Geopolitical Risks Persist

Kenanga Research has revised its end-2026 ringgit forecast to RM4.00 against the US dollar...

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