KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's official reserve assets amounted to US$124.12 billion (US$1=RM4.04) as at Nov 30, 2025, while other foreign currency assets stood at US$266.2 million, according to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Smelting Corp Bhd (MSC) has appointed Nicolas Chen Seong Lee and Lam Hoi Khong as co-group CEOs, effective Jan 1, 2026.

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SINGAPORE: Oil prices slipped more than 10% in 2025, with Brent heading for its longest stretch of annual losses ever, as supply outpaced demand in a year marked by wars, higher tariffs ‌and OPEC+ output and sanctions on Russia, Iran and Venezuela.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 — The ringgit extended its rally, opening slightly higher against the US dollar on Wednesday...

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KUALA LUMPUR: The domestic market is expected to move sideways as investors vacate their desks for the year-end in the absence of fresh catalysts to shore up buying interest.

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KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit extended its rally, opening slightly higher against the US dollar on Wednesday as the greenback weakened after the release of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes overnight.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Here is a recap of the announcements that made headlines in Corporate Malaysia.

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The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed fractionally lower in choppy trading on Tuesday, as gains in communication services stocks were offset by declines in technology and financial stocks, with financials also weighing on the Dow.

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NEW DELHI, Dec 31 — When India overtook China as the world’s largest producer of rice this year, the country...

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MELBOURNE, Dec 31— In the hinterlands of Australia’s historic goldfields, Vicki Plumridge jumps for jo...

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The sheer pace of quantumactivity from tech firms in 2025 would have been unthinkable even five years ago, says Catherine Thorbecke for Bloomberg Opinion.

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TT Vision Holdings Bhd (TTVHB) has secured several purchase orders for its solar cell inspection equipment from one of its major customers, totalling RM7.11mil.

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Insas Bhd has ceased to be a a substantial shareholder of Omesti Bhd following the disposal of 112.35 million ordinary Omesti shares on Dec 29.

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Prices of gold and other precious metals rebounded from a sharp sell-off in the previous session yesterday as focus returned to persistent global risks that have propelled bullion to its ‌strongest annual performance in more than four decades.

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The Kuala Lumpur rubber market closed higher yesterday, supported by steady crude oil prices and mixed trends in regional rubber futures, according to a dealer.

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Bursa Malaysia's barometer index ended firmer yesterday, reversing losses earlier in the day to close 0.21% higher �" a new high this year �" driven by late buying activity amid signs of year-end window dressing.

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Short-term interbank rates ended steady yesterday following Bank Negara Malaysia's operations to absorb surplus liquidity from the financial system.

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Cypark Resources Bhd, via its wholly-owned subsidiary Cypark Renewable Energy Sdn Bhd, has completed the early and full redemption of its outstanding Tranche 1 Perpetual Sukuk Musharakah amounting to RM235mil.

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Shareholders have given Propel Global Bhd the green light to proceed with all the resolutions tabled at its EGM, including the disposal of its remaining 70% equity interest in Propel Maxflo for RM17.24mil.

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Apex Healthcare Bhd announced that Pharmora Investment Holdings Pte Ltd has increased its stake in the company to 94.94% following an unconditional voluntary takeover offer.

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HeiTech Padu Bhd has accepted a contract from the Health Ministry (MoH) worth RM17.62mil to study, plan, design, supply, deliver, install, configure, test and commission, information and communications technology equipment and network upgrade at the Mi...

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Coastal Contracts Bhd is still in discussion with Mexico's state oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) for the potential expansion of its gas processing capacity at the Perdiz onshore gas processing plant in Mexico.

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Topmix Bhd is anticipated to be a beneficiary of the rise in property renovations and growth of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ).

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Businesses are likely to maintain their margins going into the new year on lower prices of inputs, given that wholesale prices across the entire value chain have fallen, with government data on Monday showing a contraction in the November producer pri...

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Sasbadi Holdings Bhd aims to strengthen its position in the print publishing segment, particularly in the area of syllabus-based publishing.

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