KUALA LUMPUR (May 22): Supermax Corporation Bhd (KL:SUPERMX) fell on Thursday to its lowest in nearly two months, as a larger quarterly loss report spooked investors of the glove manufacturer.

Supermax approaches two-month low after weaker-than-expected quarter

MSM Malaysia Holdings Bhd (KL:MSM) fell steeply in active trade on Thursday, logging its worst day in nine months, after the sugar refiner reported a sharp decline in quarterly profits.

MSM shares log worst-day in nine months after steep fall in quarterly profits 

KUALA LUMPUR (May 21): Shares of Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (KL:PCHEM) fell again on Wednesday, following a disappointing first-quarter earnings report, while analysts turned increasingly bearish.

Petronas Chemicals extends decline as investors, analysts turn increasingly bearish after weak 1Q

Sports Toto Bhd’s (KL:SPTOTO) stock rose on Wednesday and snapped recent losses, as investors cheered the lottery operator’s stronger-than-expected earnings that also prompted analyst upgrades.

Sports Toto’s stock snaps recent losses as investors, analysts cheer strong earnings

Sunway Construction Group Bhd's (KL:SUNCON) stock reached a five-month high after its first-quarter net profit more than doubled, leading the group to declare a first interim dividend of five sen.

Sunway Construction climbs to five-month high after 1Q profit more than doubles on data centre jobs

Shares of Inari Amertron Bhd (KL:INARI) slipped in early trade on Wednesday, after its latest quarterly results missed consensus estimates.

Inari slips in early trade after 3Q miss

KUALA LUMPUR (May 16): Dialog Group Bhd’s (KL:DIALOG) stock fell on Friday, snapping a six-day winning streak, following a set of weaker than expected quarterly results by the oil and gas services firm.

Dialog Group falls nearly 7%, snaps six-day winning streak after weak results

MN Holdings Bhd’s (KL:MNHLDG) stock rose to a new all-time high on Wednesday as Maybank Investment Bank joined coverage of the utilities engineering services firm.

MN Holdings charts new record high as Maybank joins coverage with 'buy'

Shares of Inari Amertron Bhd (KL:INARI) surged to a nearly three-month high in early trade, following continued growth in global semiconductor sales and optimism, and potential easing of US chip export controls, which could benefit Malaysia.

Inari Amertron shares surge to three-month high on global semiconductor recovery, easing US chip export controls

NationGate Holdings Bhd (KL:NATGATE), alongside other technology stocks, were among the top gainers on Bursa Malaysia on Thursday, following reports that the Trump administration is planning to rescind or relax export restrictions on advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips.

NationGate shares rise on news US could ease AI chip export restrictions

Mr DIY Group (M) Bhd’s (KL:MRDIY) stock surged on Tuesday to its highest in more than three months as investors cheered the home improvement retailer’s strong quarterly results.

Mr DIY’s stock surges after reporting strong results

Shares of Eco World International Bhd’s (KL:EWINT) rose on Friday to its highest in two months following its planned pivot from foreign markets to the Malaysian market.

Eco World International surges on pivot to Malaysia

Malaysian poultry stocks rose on Wednesday, after the government decided to scrap price control and subsidies for eggs.

Malaysian poultry stocks rise after govt scraps price control, subsidies on eggs

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd's (KL:CIMB) stock rose on Wednesday to its highest level in nearly a month as investors cheered its Indonesian unit's strong earnings report.

CIMB nears one-month high after strong Indonesia results

Sunway Bhd’s (KL:SUNWAY) net profit rose nearly 11% to RM190.6 million in the first quarter ended March 31, 2025, up from RM172.2 million a year ago, driven by faster progress in data centres jobs in its construction segment and property investments.

Sunway's 1Q net profit rises almost 11% on data centre jobs, higher returns from property investments 

Consumer finance company RCE Capital Bhd (KL:RCECAP) said its net profit fell 43% in its final quarter from a year earlier mainly due to writedowns and provisions for bad debts.

RCE Capital's 4Q net profit falls 43% on writedown, provisions

Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd’s (KL:CMSB) net profit fell 33.8% to RM25.34 million in its first quarter ended March 31, 2025 (1QFY2025) compared to RM38.25 million a year ago, dragged by unfavourable foreign exchange (forex), and lower contribution from associates and joint ventures.

Cahya Mata Sarawak's 1Q profit down 34% on unfavourable forex, prolonged monsoon season

France and Saudi Arabia are working on a proposal to disarm the Iran-backed militant group Hamas and pave the way for its demobilisation, according to people familiar with the discussions.

France and Saudi Arabia aim to disarm Hamas in new peace push

Rubber glove companies - to buy or not to buy

YTL Corp Bhd (KL:YTL) on Thursday posted a 15.5% year-on-year drop in quarterly net profit, dragged by YTL Power International Bhd's (KL:YTLPOWR) weaker results, offset by a strong showing from Malayan Cement Bhd (KL:MCEMENT).

YTL Corp's 3Q profit down 16%, dragged by weak YTL Power results, offset by Malayan Cement's strong showing

Dairy company Dutch Lady Milk Industries Bhd (KL:DLADY) reported a 6.1% decline in net profit to RM25.03 million in the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 (1QFY2025) from RM26.66 million a year earlier, on lower operating profit.

Dutch Lady’s 1Q net profit down 6%, pays 25 sen dividend

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is considering forfeiting undeclared assets belonging to the late former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin estimated to be worth over RM2 billion.

MACC considering forfeiting undeclared assets of late Tun Daim — Azam Baki

China and the Philippines traded accusations on Thursday following a confrontation between two of their vessels in contested waters of the South China Sea, the latest incident in a long-running maritime standoff in the strategic waterway.

China and Philippines trade blame over South China Sea confrontation

The Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) has directed that no further action be taken in connection with the death of Teoh Beng Hock, which occurred on July 16, 2009, outside the corridor on the fifth floor of Plaza Masalam, Shah Alam, Selangor.

AGC ends probe into Teoh Beng Hock's death with no further action

Hong Kong’s rich families are learning about the unpredictability of market downturns, with some having to sell the homes they live in to cut debt.

Hong Kong’s rich families sell their own dwellings to repay debt

(May 22):&nbsp;Malaysia’s ringgit stands to gain the most among its Southeast Asian peers, if the nation’s exporters convert their overseas earnings to the local currency, thanks to the nation’s outsized foreign-currency deposits.

Ringgit expected to gain most in Southeast Asia on exporter conversion

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Eco World Development Group Bhd (EcoWorld) (KL:ECOWLD) unveiled 19 tenants at its retail and community hub Majestic Labs at its Eco Majestic township in Semenyih, Selangor.

EcoWorld unveils 19 tenants at Eco Majestic’s new retail and community hub Majestic Labs in Semenyih

Analysts still see Public Bank Bhd (KL:PBBANK) as a strong defensive choice for 2025, despite a weaker earnings outlook after lower-than-expected first-quarter profits.

Analysts maintain Public Bank as strong defensive pick despite weaker earnings outlook

The Companies Commission of Malaysia, in its response to concerns raised by Transparency International Malaysia (TI-M) regarding limited access to beneficial ownership (BO) information, said its current regulations are consistent with global practices and do not contradict them. &nbsp;

Companies Commission clarifies restricted access to beneficial ownership data aligns with global norms

KUALA LUMPUR (May 22):&nbsp;Supermax Corporation Bhd (KL:SUPERMX) fell on Thursday to its lowest in nearly two months, as a larger quarterly loss report spooked investors of the glove manufacturer.

A worst-case scenario for Malaysian Pacific Industries Bhd (KL:MPI) involving the complete loss of US-based client Wolfspeed Inc would take out 10% of its revenue, RHB Research said on Thursday.

Business as usual at MPI but losing debt-ridden Wolfspeed as client may cut revenue by 10%, says RHB

The Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) external fund managers brought in a record 24% of the provident fund's total investment income of RM74.46 billion in 2024.

EPF's external fund managers contributed record 24% of RM74b investment income in 2024

KUALA LUMPUR (May 22): CelcomDigi Bhd (KL:CDB), the country’s largest mobile network operator, saw a marginal 1.9% increase in net profit to RM383.78 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 (1QFY2025), compared with RM376.46 million a year earlier, on prudent cost management in trimming operational expenditure and lower depreciation and amortisation.

CelcomDigi starts FY2025 on stable footing, pays 3.7 sen dividend

The international reserves of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) climbed to their highest in seven months, amounting to US$119.1 billion as at May 15, 2025.

Malaysia's international reserves touch seven-month high

MSM Malaysia Holdings Bhd (KL:MSM), the country's largest refined sugar producer, saw its net profit fall by 91% to RM3.73 million in the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 (1QFY2025), from RM41.71 million a year earlier, on lower margins and reduced capacity utilisation&nbsp;despite a decrease in production costs.

Lower margins, reduced capacity utilisation drag MSM Malaysia's 1Q net profit down 91%

In the world’s biggest bond market, investors are pushing back against US President Donald Trump’s tax-cut&nbsp;plan.

Bond market warns Trump, Congress on dangers of swelling deficit

Solarvest Holdings Bhd (KL:SLVEST) is expected to post another record-high performance, driven by robust order book growth, analysts said.

Solarvest set for another record year on robust order book growth, say analysts

(May 22): Singapore flagged the risk of a technical recession due to global tariff tensions, even after its economy kick-started 2025 on a faster-than-expected note.

Singapore flags recession risks after strong start to 2025

Dagang NeXchange Bhd (DNeX) (KL:DNEX) is seeking to work together with China's Shanghai E&amp;P International Inc (E&amp;P) to provide cross-border trade facilitation solutions and exchange connecting enterprises in Malaysia with their counterparts in China.

DNeX seeks cross-border IT trade facilitation collaboration with Chinese firm E&P

(May 22):&nbsp;Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the US pledged to “sympathetically” review its appeal for lower tariffs, even as the Southeast Asian nation seeks to strengthen its ties with Washington’s top competitor China.

Anwar says US trade talks unaffected by China ties

MSM Malaysia Holdings Bhd (KL:MSM) fell steeply in active trade on Thursday, logging its worst day in nine months, after the sugar refiner reported a sharp decline in quarterly profits.

Inflation in Malaysia remained steady in April as expected, driven by a slower increase in food prices while costs of personal care goods and services picked up, official data on Thursday showed.

Malaysia's April inflation steady as food prices rise at slower pace, official data show

SINGAPORE (May 22): Two terminals at Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas) Bintulu liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in&nbsp;Malaysia&nbsp;are undergoing maintenance, a person with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday, slowing shipments from the largest LNG-exporting complex in Asia.

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