Yet another feather in United Plantations Bhd’s (UP) hat. The Perak-based planter has won The Edge Billion Ringgit Club (BRC) 2023 corporate award for the highest return on equity (ROE) over three years in the plantation sector. This is the fifth BRC award that the company has won over the years. It bagged two CR Awards as well in 2013 and 2016.

HIGHEST RETURN ON EQUITY OVER THREE YEARS: PLANTATION: United Plantations Bhd - Three consecutive years of record profits

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 29): Bank Negara Malaysia expects the country’s export growth to remain in contraction in the near term, albeit at a milder pace as downside risks remain, stemming from weaker external demand.

BNM: Exports to continue to contract in near term

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 28): Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) plans to generate a total of 3,000 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy by 2040, within the ambit of its National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) flagship projects.

TNB to generate 3,000MW renewable energy by 2040

Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) Research said it is neutral on VS Industry Bhd (VSI)’s additional 11% stake acquisition in HT Press Work Sdn Bhd (HTPW) for RM2.6 million, as it will take a while for this to have meaningful contributions.

HLIB neutral on VS Industry's 11% stake acquisition in HT Press Work and flattish overall orders

Targeted fuel subsidies could hit the middle-income group (M40s) the hardest, as the top 20% income earners (T20) will be better able to absorb the higher fuel costs while the bottom 40% households (B40) will be eligible for handouts to buffer the resulting higher inflation, said an analyst and economist.

Targeted fuel subsidy could squeeze M40s hardest, say experts

theedgemalaysia.com highlighted two stocks with positive momentum and seven stocks with negative momentum during Bursa Malaysia’s afternoon session on Wednesday.

Ocean Vantage, Sealink, Catcha, Swift Haulage, Spring Art, Puncak Niaga, United U-Li, SWS Capital, Formosa Prosonic

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 27): The Joint Committee on Climate Change (JC3) said there needs to be improvements towards more consistent and credible reporting by financial institutions under the Climate Change and Principle-based Taxonomy (CCPT).

Joint committee encourages financial institutions on consistent reporting under Climate Change and Principle-based Taxonomy

PublicInvest Research has derived a fair value of 28 sen for ACE market-bound SSF Home Group Bhd, which is slated to be listed on Oct 10, based on a 12 times price-earnings multiple to its financial year 2025 (FY2025) earnings per share forecast of 2.3 sen.

ACE market-bound SSF Home seen expanding retail outlets post-listing

Poh Kong Holdings Bhd’s net profit plummeted 83.3% to RM4.98 million or 1.21 sen per share in the fourth quarter ended July 31, 2023 (4QFY2023), from RM29.84 million or 7.27 sen per share a year ago, due to a fall in sales volume and increased operating expenses.

Poh Kong 4Q net profit down 83% on lower demand, high operating expenses 

Foreign appetite for emerging markets including Malaysia is expected to remain strong for the remainder of the year as investors are looking to diversify funds in light of the widening risk-reward ratio on Wall Street as another Federal Reserve rate hike looms.

Cheaper valuation of emerging market stocks set to attract strong foreign investment, says Rakuten Trade

DXN Holdings Bhd (KL:DXN) is exploring opportunities to source raw materials and expand its agribusiness operations in Venezuela through a collaboration with the country's La Guaira Special Economic Zone (SEZ).

The health and wellness products manufacturer and direct seller entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with La Guaira SEZ to explore cooperation in sustainable agriculture, aquaculture, agro-processing and manufacturing, as well as halal ecosystem development in Venezuela, according to a bourse filing on Friday.

DXN eyes raw material sourcing, halal opportunities in Venezuela to support Latin American operations

Destini Bhd (KL:DESTINI) expects to book an additional RM4.14 million provision after an arbitral tribunal ruled against the company in an invoice dispute.

Destini expects additional RM4.14m provision after unfavourable arbitration award

Silver demand is expected to fall by 5% in 2026 due to weaker jewellery demand and lower consumption in solar cells, where high prices have accelerated substitution, research showed on Friday.

Research done by consultancy Metals Focus for the Silver Institute puts demand at 1.08 billion troy ounces this year.

Silver demand seen down 5% this year due to weaker jewellery purchases

Property firm BCB Bhd (KL:BCB) has signed agreements to acquire four adjoining parcels of freehold golf course land in Batu Pahat, Johor, for RM110.91 million from a company linked to Berjaya Property Bhd (KL:BPROP).

BCB to buy 64.4ha of golf course land from Berjaya-linked unit for RM111m

WCT Holdings Bhd (KL:WCT) has appointed Lai Cheng Yee as its new group managing director, replacing Datuk Lee Tuck Fook, who has been redesignated as executive vice-chairman, effective Friday.

WCT Holdings names Lai Cheng Yee group MD, redesignates Lee Tuck Fook as executive vice-chairman

Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd (KL:ABMB) is offering a loan moratorium of up to six months, repayment modifications and fee waivers to customers and businesses affected by the recent floods in the country.

Alliance Bank offers up to six-month loan moratorium for flood-hit customers

Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines agreed on Friday to a central bank pact to promote the use of local currencies in cross-border trade and investment.

Malaysia signs pact with three neighbours to boost local currency transactions

Hours after Jensen Huang resigned from Nvidia, shocked tech insiders at a conference in San Francisco saw his departure as troubling for the business but were uncertain over how heavy the impact would be.

Silicon Valley insiders nervously eye Nvidia scandal fallout

Malaysian companies have taken the global disruption to Microsoft 365 services in stride by pivoting to alternative communications channels.

Malaysian firms use alternative comms amid global Microsoft outage   

Malayan Banking Bhd (KL:MAYBANK) has appointed former Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) group managing director and airline group chief executive officer Datuk Captain Izham Ismail as an independent non-executive director.

Maybank appoints former MAG CEO Izham Ismail as independent director

Microsoft’s Outlook, Teams and Copilot were still down on Friday as one of the company’s worst outages stretched beyond 12 hours, disrupting communications for businesses and governments worldwide.

Microsoft outage hits Outlook, Teams and Copilot worldwide

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 13): Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti) said on Friday that it has never cleared Singapore-based Megaspeed International Pte Ltd or its Malaysian affiliate Speedmatrix Sdn Bhd.

Miti says never cleared Megaspeed or Malaysian affiliate Speedmatrix

(Nov 13):&nbsp;Earlier this year, Malaysia’s Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) was preparing to list its artificial intelligence unit on Nasdaq and had even built an AI avatar of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Now the onetime digital infrastructure star has lost more than 90% of its market value, is mired in debt and risks defaulting on its Islamic bonds.

Ex-Malaysia digital star that built PM’s avatar is mired in debt

Singapore charged a fifth person in a fraud case linked to the export of computer hardware suspected of containing Nvidia Corp chips subject to US trade restrictions.

Singapore charges fifth person as Nvidia case expands

The High Court has dismissed a bid to remove court-appointed administrators overseeing the RM1.6 billion inheritance belonging to the late Lim Siew Kim, daughter of the Genting founder.

Siew Kim's son fails in bid to remove court-appointed administrators overseeing RM1.6 bil estate

Malaysia is weighing how to support AirAsia without risking public funds and will not simply pump money into the private airline, said Anthony Loke, who resigned this week as the nation's transport minister.

Malaysia weighing how to aid AirAsia without risking public funds, ex-minister says

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): Lawyer Sangeet Kaur Deo has applied to the High Court to discharge herself from representing comedian Harith Iskander in a lawsuit brought by Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor.&nbsp;

Harith Iskander's lawyer applies to withdraw from Rosmah's lawsuit

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 13): Malaysia Airlines has held no discussions with the government about absorbing AirAsia Group Bhd’s (KL:AAGB) domestic market share or taking over its aircraft, amid reports of efforts to the budget carrier's financial pressures.

Malaysia Airlines: No talks with govt taking over AirAsia’s routes or aircraft

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 13):&nbsp; There has been no indication that artificial intelligence chips linked to the Nvidia-Megaspeed issue were exported from Malaysia, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.m.

PM: No indication AI chips were exported from Malaysia in Nvidia-Megaspeed case

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim faces his third electoral test this year when the state of Melaka goes to the polls on Saturday, after a frantic week in which a key minister quit over the controversial transfer of jailed former PM Datuk Seri Najib Razak to house arrest.

Anwar faces voter test after turbulent week in Malaysia politics

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 13): PIE Industrial Bhd (KL:PIE) jumped on Friday after the electronic manufacturing services firm reported a stronger than expected quarter.

PIE Industrial surges after better than expected results

Malaysia’s benchmark stocks ended Friday at a fresh 14-month low as investors continued to trim investments related to data centres.

KLCI ends the week at fresh 14-month low, analysts see rebound later

Thousands of hectares of land on palm oil and pulpwood concessions run by large listed firms were burnt during Indonesia's worst fire season in years, highlighting the role of deforestation and land clearing, a study showed on Friday.

Indonesia's forest fires caused a spike in respiratory illness at home and triggered air pollution warnings and school closures across the region, with fire emissions surging to three times the seasonal average.

Thousands of hectares burnt on land owned by listed Indonesian firms, study shows 

BENGALURU (Nov 13): Shares in Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) gained the most in three months after posting a 10% rise in first-half underlying net profit on Friday, and raising its forecast for annual operating earnings from its core units.

Singtel posts biggest gain since August on 1H profit rise, upgraded annual outlook

Southeast Asia risks facing tighter US regulations on the export and use of high-powered chips, threatening to stall the region’s AI-fuelled economic boom.

Post-Jensen US chip curbs threaten Southeast Asia’s AI boom

Here's a heads up on what to look out for today.

YOUR DAY AHEAD: Nov 13, 2026 

NEW DELHI/PERTH (Nov 13): Oil prices inched down on Friday and were headed for a second weekly decline as a continued US blockade of Iran eased fears of renewed fighting in the Middle East, though shipping attacks remained a supply risk.

Oil prices set for second weekly decline as Trump sticks with Iran blockade

The higher average selling prices (ASPs) that lifted Hartalega Holdings Bhd's (KL:HARTA) second-quarter earnings may be difficult to sustain in the coming quarter, as easing crude oil prices threaten to reverse the recent improvement in the rubber glove maker's margins, according to analysts.

Hartalega's average selling price-driven 2Q boost is difficult to sustain — analysts

Delays in aircraft deliveries could disrupt Malaysia Airlines’ expansion plans and weigh on its future earnings, said its president and group chief executive officer Captain Nasaruddin A Bakar.

Aircraft delivery delays could weigh on Malaysia Airlines’ earnings, expansion plans — CEO

Palm oil prices are expected to recover in the coming months with the impact of El Niño-induced drought on production expected to materialise in the first quarter of 2027, mainly in top producer Indonesia, leading industry analysts said on Friday.

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