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Stock Today: Maybank Stock Rises 0.56% Despite Slight 1H26...

Business Today Editorial - August 28, 2026

Malayan Banking Bhd shares edged up 0.56% to RM10.68 as at 11.25am, gaining six sen from its previous close of RM10.62, as investors weighed the bank’s latest earnings against...

Markets

Despite Near Term Headwinds Metrics Support For Gold Momentum

Editor - August 28, 2026

Gold prices have surrendered a portion of their recent gains as stickier inflation data pushed bond yields and the US dollar higher, according to a market analysis report by...

Markets

Bursa Malaysia Opens Higher Ahead Of Merdeka Weekend

Business Today Editorial - August 28, 2026

Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Friday as buying interest ahead of the Merdeka holiday offered some support, with investors also keeping an eye on corporate earnings and the latest...

Markets

Ringgit Opens Higher Against US Dollar Ahead Of Fed...

Business Today Editorial - August 28, 2026

The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar on Friday, with Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid expecting the local currency to remain in...

Markets

Singapore Stocks Open Higher, STI Gains 0.16% To 5,693.15

Business Today Editorial - August 28, 2026

Singapore stocks opened slightly higher on Friday, with the Straits Times Index (STI) rising 9.03 points or 0.16% to 5,693.15 as at 9.08 am. Market breadth was mixed, with 78...

Tropicana Corp Back In The Red, Reports Q2 Loss...

Editor - August 27, 2026

Tropicana Corporation Berhad announced its unaudited financial results for the six-month financial period ended 30 June 2026. The Group recorded year-to-date revenue of RM1.16 billion, an increase of RM573.9...

News

Sunway Berhad 2Q PAT Rises 24% To RM409 Million,...

Editor - August 27, 2026

Sunway Berhad announced its second quarter financial results for the financial year ending 31 December 2026 registering a revenue of RM2.9 billion, representing an increase of 13.4% from RM2.6...

News

Analysts Raise IJM Corp Target Price On Data Centre...

Business Today Editorial - August 27, 2026

IJM Corp has retained BUY calls from RHB Research, HLIB and CIMB Securities, with target prices raised to RM3.50, RM3.40 and RM3.25 respectively, after its 1QFY27 results showed stronger...

News

Malaysia Ready To Send Rescue Team To Nepal

Business Today Editorial - August 28, 2026

The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) is ready to deploy its Special Tactical Operation and Rescue Malaysia (STORM) team to Nepal at short...

News

57 Malaysians Uncontactable After Nepal Floods

Business Today Editorial - August 28, 2026

The Foreign Ministry is tracking 57 Malaysians who remain uncontactable following devastating floods in Nepal’s Rasuwa District, as search and rescue (SAR) efforts intensify...

News

MBM Dividend Bonus, Looking Solid Into 2H

Editor - August 28, 2026

MBM Resources Bhd (MBMR) posted stronger-than-expected earnings for the first half of 2026 (1H26), prompting RHB Research to maintain its BUY recommendation and raise...

News

Cautiously Constructive On Padini After FY2026 Loss

Editor - August 28, 2026

Padini Holdings Bhd’s fourth-quarter and full-year FY26 earnings came in below expectations, weighed down by weaker post-festive sales and higher structural operating costs, according...

News

Unhealthy Air Spreads Across 20 Areas, Sri Aman Tops List

Business Today Editorial - August 28, 2026

Air quality deteriorated across several parts of Malaysia this morning, with 20 areas recording unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as of 9am, according...

News

Property Development, Recurring Income Drive Gagasan Nadi 1H26 Net Profit To RM18.9 Million

Business Today Editorial - August 28, 2026

Gagasan Nadi Cergas Bhd posted a 62.3% year-on-year jump in net profit to RM18.9 million for the first half ended June 30, 2026 (1H26),...

Global

Canadians To Defy Trump’s “Lake Ontario” Order

Editor - August 28, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order directing the Department of the Interior to rename Lake Ontario "Lake America," as trade...

Global

Nepal Lists 910 Missing, 359 Dead As Search Continues After Horrible Flood

Editor - August 28, 2026

Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Authority said that as many as 359 bodies had been recovered from flood-hit areas by Thursday evening, with...