Malaysia 02 - Market News (Mar 24 - Dec 25)

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Foreign investors turn net buyers, inflows at RM33.2mil net

Three sectors that recorded the highest net foreign inflows were utilities (RM102.6 million), transportation and logistics (RM45.9 million) and industrial products and services (RM22.9 million).

The top three sectors that recorded the highest net foreign outflows were financial services (-RM109.9 million), property (-RM35.9 million) and telco and media (-RM28.0 million).

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/business/bus ... 332mil-net

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Market News on 1 JUL 2025

S&P 500, Nasdaq close at record highs, cap best quarter in over a year (Reuters)

Trump administration eyes Fed vacancy in early 2026 to appoint Powell successor, Bessent says (Reuters)

Oil Holds Decline With Focus on Size of OPEC+ Production Hike (Bloomberg)

Foreign investors turn net buyers, inflows at RM33.2mil net (The Star)

SGX Listed UMS Integration Eyes Secondary Listing On Bursa Main Market (Business Today)

Gamuda wins RM3.72bil contract for Kaohsiung port LNG terminal in Taiwan (The Star)

Pecca Announces Immediate Resignation Of CEO Foo Ken Nee (Business Today)

MyEG changes name to Zetrix AI effective July 3 (The Edge)

Genting Malaysia submits bid for NY casino with US$5.5b resort plan (The Malaysian Reserve)

Ni Hsin to explore acquisition of Hy-Fresh poultry group (The Edge)

Reservoir Link bags Petronas Carigali contract, boosting annual revenue by RM25m over four years (The Edge)

Bursa Malaysia approves Sapura Energy’s PN17 proposed exit plan after four extensions (The Star)

Theta Edge secures RM88 mil fibre optics contract (The Edge)

Shin Yang acquires Kuching property to boost logistics capacity (The Edge)

DNeX Partners Sinohydro To Accelerate Clean Energy Agenda (Business Today)

SCIB to expand production capacity with new plant project (The Star)

LFE Corp secures contracts worth RM71 mil for Oasis Ara, Cyberjaya development (The Edge)

Niche Capital (NICE) Jointly Secures Mining Rights For KK Hill’s Gold Deposit (Business Today)

HHRG lodges police report against ex-CEO over alleged financial misconduct (The Malaysian Reserve)

PMCK IPO oversubscribed 1.87 times ahead of ACE Market listing on July 9 (The Star)

Monday, 30 Jun 2025 Entitlement Announcement

5:57PM KSL Final Dividend (with Dividend Re-Investment Plan)
5:47PM MSC Bonus Issue
1:14PM YINSON Interim Dividend

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Market News on 2 JUL 2025

Dow jumps 400 points, S&P 500 closes flat to start new quarter as investors rotate out of tech (CNBC)

Powell Reiterates Fed Would Have Cut More If Not for Tariffs (Bloomberg)

Powell reiterates Fed will wait for more data before cutting rates (Reuters)

Trump Sticks With July 9 Tariff Deadline While Criticizing Japan (Bloomberg)

China’s Caixin manufacturing PMI rises to 50.4 in June, returning to expansion territory (GlobalTimes)

Gamuda partners with Tasmanian landowners on 600MW clean energy project (The Star)

Genting hands over Meizhou Wan Phase I coal plant, shifts focus to cleaner energy (The Malaysian Reserve)

Yinson Production raises US$1.17b via project bond to refinance FPSO Maria Quitéria (The Malaysian Reserve)

Key Asic clinches RM13.1 mil AI chip design contract, sees recurring revenue potential (The Edge)

Kerjaya Prospek buys land in KL for RM112.8 mil, forms JV with Aspen for Penang project (The Edge)

Samaiden to buy land in Teluk Intan to develop utility-scale solar farm (The Edge)

Avangaad Clinches RM66 Million Worth Of Contracts From Northport (Business Today)

Perdana Petroleum secures offshore vessel charter from petroleum arrangement contractor (The Edge)

Powerwell bags RM16.6mil data centre switchboard contract (The Star)

Velesto secures US$40 mil drilling contract from PTTEP for Naga 5 (The Edge)

Solution Group inks exclusive deal to distribute HPV vaccine Cecolin in Malaysia (The Malaysian Reserve)

Suria Capital director charged with corruption; board says case unrelated to company (The Edge)

Kawan Renergy says demand to rise amid electricity tariff hikes (The Star)

Avaland to acquire PJ land for RM49 mil to undertake high-rise commercial development (The Edge)

Chip-design firm SkyeChip is close to a Malaysian IPO, CEO says (The Star)

Tuesday, 1 Jul 2025 Entitlement Announcement

5:42PM SSF Interim Dividend
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Market News on 3 JUL 2025

S&P 500 in fresh record on tech rebound, trade deal optimism (Investing.com)

US lifts restrictions on Enterprise Product's ethane shipments to China (Reuters)

House Republicans say they expect to vote tonight on Trump's tax-cut bill (Reuters)

U.S. dollar to stay under pressure from tariff, debt and rate cut expectations (Reuters)

Oil prices gain as Iran suspends cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog (Reuters)

Wawasan Dengkil wins RM53.81 mil fibre optic and earthworks contracts (The Edge)

Federal Court Rules Against TNB In RM1.25 Billion Tax Dispute (Business Today)

Khazanah Reduces Direct Stake In Time Dotcom With Disposal Of 25 Million Shares (Business Today)

Aumas Resources gets green light to fully resume operations at Tawau plant (The Edge)

Amtel ventures into motor vehicle manufacturing, eyes export markets (The Star)

GFM to acquire majority stake in Shapadu Energy for RM30 mil to scale up oil and gas segment (The Edge)

Theta Edge Lands RM87.9 Million Fibre Infra Job For The Northern Region (Business Today)

Eco World International Receives SSM Approval For EWI Capital Name Change (Business Today)

Dataprep signs IP rights agreement totalling RM15.5mil (The Star)

Plytec Holding formally applies to transfer listing to Main Market (The Edge)

Wednesday, 2 Jul 2025 Entitlement Announcement

5:19PM ACO First Interim Dividend
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Market News on 4 JUL 2025

S&P 500, Nasdaq close at records on jobs data; Nvidia market cap nears $4 trillion (Reuters)

Solid US job growth masks loss of labor market momentum (Reuters)

As trade war truce with China holds, US lifts curbs for chip design software and ethane (Reuters)

Trump Wins Broad Economic Policy Shift as House Passes Tax Bill (Bloomberg)

Trump May Start Telling Nations New Tariff Rates on Friday (Bloomberg)

Malaysia succeeds in attracting RM8.13bil potential investments from Italy (The Star)

Finance Minister II Says RON95 Subsidy Rationalisation Roll-Out By End Of The Year (Business Today)

Gamuda awards Hitachi Rail for Taipei MRT project (The Star)

Kelington, Petronas partner on carbon emissions management study (The Edge)

Felda extends FGV takeover offer deadline to Aug 15 (The Edge)

Zen Tech eyes stake in Islamic payment gateway provider previously sought by HeiTech Padu (The Edge)

Dialog inks MOU with Petronas to fast-track Mutiara Cluster gas production (The Edge)

Kin Hin Industry Shares To Be Suspended Pending Material Announcement (Business Today)

Theta Edge plans RM19.58 mil private placement to fund operations and expansion (The Edge)

Perdana Petroleum bags three-year vessel charter contract from Thai-owned PTTEP Sabah (The Edge)

Econpile wins RM58 mil construction and material supply contracts for a project in Ara Damansara (The Edge)

Eco World International is now EWI Capital Bhd; stock short name is EWICAP from July 7 (The Edge)

Pos Malaysia’s fulfilment arm aims to stamp its mark across Southeast Asia (The Sun)

Premixed soup maker A1 AK Koh's IPO sees 1.11 times subscription rate (The Edge)

Chip-design firm SkyeChip says close to Malaysian IPO (The Edge)

Interior fit-out firm Adnex, run by two brothers, files for ACE Market listing (The Edge)

Thursday, 3 Jul 2025 Entitlement Announcement

6:06PM DNEX Bonus Issue