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Bursa Ends Lower, FBM KLCI Sheds 20.81 Points As...

Business Today Editorial - October 1, 2026

Bursa Malaysia closed broadly lower on Oct 1, with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) falling 20.81 points, or 1.26%, to 1,630.36 as continued selling pressure tracked a...

Finance

Broad Bursa Sell-Off Sees Decliners More Than Double Gainers

Business Today Editorial - October 1, 2026

A broad sell-off swept the stock market, with 750 decliners more than double the 342 gainers as selling pressure dominated the market. Another 495 counters were unchanged, while 1,186 were...

Finance

RHB Research Sees 40% Upside In SumiSaujana, Assigns 14...

Business Today Editorial - October 1, 2026

RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB Research) has assigned SumiSaujana Group Bhd a fair value of 14 sen per share, expressed as its target price, implying 40% upside from the...

Finance

Bursa Extends Slide At Midday As FBM KLCI Falls...

Business Today Editorial - October 1, 2026

Bursa Malaysia extended its decline at midday on Oct 1, with the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) falling 15.36 points, or 0.93%, to 1,635.81, as persistent selling...

Finance

Asian Stocks Dip After Turbulent September

Business Today Editorial - October 1, 2026

Asian stocks opened October on a cautious footing after a volatile September as elevated bond yields continued to weigh on markets despite softer-than-expected US inflation data reducing expectations of...

Property

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IOI Properties Revisits Proposal To Acquire Shenton 101 For...

Editor - October 1, 2026

IOI Properties Group Bhd (IOIPG) has proposed to acquire Shenton 101 Pte Ltd, the owner of Shenton House in Singapore, from its group chief executive officer and major shareholder...

Global

Singapore HDB Resale Prices Fall 0.2% In 3Q, Marking...

Business Today Editorial - October 1, 2026

Singapore’s HDB resale prices fell 0.2% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) in the third quarter of 2026 (3Q26), marking a third consecutive quarterly decline as a growing supply of resale flats and...

News

Gamuda Target Price Raised Given Growing Order Book Hitting...

Editor - September 30, 2026

Kenanga Research has maintained its Outperform call on Gamuda Bhd and raised its target price to RM5.90, citing the group’s record construction order book, strong overseas project pipeline and...

News

EPF Raises Stake In Inari Amertron, Acquires 13.6 Million Shares

Editor - October 1, 2026

The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) acquired a total of 13.64 million shares in Inari Amertron Bhd on Sept 28, 2026, increasing its direct stake...

News

KKB Engineering Awarded RM517 Million Samalaju Phase 2 Water Supply Project

Editor - October 1, 2026

KKB Engineering Bhd has accepted a RM517 million Letter of Acceptance from the Government of Malaysia through the Regional Corridor Development Authority (RECODA) for...

News

Zetrix AI Group MD TS Wong Disposes Another 22.73 Million Shares

Editor - October 1, 2026

Zetrix AI Bhd group managing director Wong Thean Soon disposed of 22.73 million shares in the company on Sept 30 through his indirect interest. The...

News

ASB Disposes 13 Million Shares In Maybank

Editor - October 1, 2026

AmanahRaya Trustees Bhd, as trustee for Amanah Saham Bumiputera (ASB), disposed of 13 million shares in Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) on Sept 29, 2026. In...

News

Analysts Stay Neutral On Banks As Funding Costs, Asset Quality Risks Build

Editor - October 1, 2026

RHB Research has maintained its Neutral stance on Malaysia’s banking sector, citing pressure on net interest margins, rising bond yields, a gradual increase in...

News

Malaysia-Singapore To Strengthen Cross Border Supply Chain Resilience, Expand Halal Economy

Editor - October 1, 2026

Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to deepen cooperation on supply chain resilience and the halal economy, while building on existing digital and green economy...

News

Ta Jin Kiat Siblings Seek Explanation On Transfer Of Shares While In Custody

Editor - October 1, 2026

The siblings of businessman Ta Jin Kiat have lodged police reports seeking an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his detention by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption...

News

Tan Chong, SAIC To Localise EV Battery Assembly

Editor - October 1, 2026

Tan Chong Motor Group and SAIC-GM-Wuling have agreed for a strategic partnership through a cooperation agreement toadvance EV battery localisation in Malaysia under the...