<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 11): TSR Capital Bhd has bagged a RM104 million contract — nearly double its market value of RM56 million — involving infrastructure works at the Kwasa Damansara township development in Sungai Buloh, Selangor.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>In a bourse filing on Wednesday, TSR Capital said its wholly-owned subsidiary TSR Bina Sdn Bhd accepted the letter of award issued by Kwasa Land Sdn Bhd on Wednesday.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The scope of works under the contract mainly involves the execution and completion of site clearance and demolition, earthworks, drainage, road, sewerage, water reticulation, and mechanical and electrical infrastructure works.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The contract is for a duration of 30 months and is expected to be completed by April 2026.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>TSR Capital expects the contract to contribute positively to its earnings for the financial years ending June 30, 2024 (FY2024) until FY2026.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>TSR Capital shares price closed unchanged at 32 sen, translating into a market capitalisation of RM56 million. Year-to-date, the stock has surged 60%.</p></div>


TSR Capital Bhd has bagged a RM104 million contract — nearly double its market value of RM56 million — involving infrastructure works at the Kwasa Damansara township development in Sungai Buloh, Selangor.

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<p>Here is a brief recap of the business news and corporate announcements that made the headlines on Thursday.</p>


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<p>Oil edged lower in light holiday trading on soft US jobs data and a retreat in natural gas futures.&nbsp;</p>


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<p>Shares of MyMBN Bhd (KL:MBN) fell on Friday to their lowest since listing 17 months ago and below its initial public offering price after the Malaysian government temporarily suspended bird's nest exports to China.</p>


<p>US soybean futures rose more than 1% on Thursday and soymeal futures touched a two-month high as worries about dry weather in parts of Argentina prompted speculators to exit short positions ahead of the new year, analysts said.</p>


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<p>Asian stocks wobbled on Friday while the dollar was steady, keeping the yen rooted near five-month lows in thin year-end trading as investors looked ahead to 2025, when the Federal Reserve is expected to be measured in its interest rate cuts.</p>


<p>Japan's cabinet on Friday approved a record US$730 billion (RM3.26 trillion) budget for the fiscal year starting in April, while limiting new bond issuance to the lowest in 17 years on the back of record tax revenue.</p>


<p>Wall Street's main indexes drifted lower in light trading volumes on Thursday, as rising yields pressured some shares, while investors looked for a year-end boost from the so-called Santa Claus rally.</p>


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<p>Chinese battery manufacturer CATL said it plans to seek a listing in Hong Kong, a Shenzhen Stock Exchange filing showed.</p>


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<p>Japanese manufacturing giant Nidec said on Friday it planned to launch a tender offer for Makino Milling Machine at a 42% premium to Thursday's closing share price, with or without the target company's approval.</p>


<p>Alexei Miller, the head of Russia's Gazprom&nbsp;said on Thursday the group's natural gas production is set to rise this year by 61 billion cubic metres (bcm) to around 416 bcm.</p>


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<p>China's industrial profits fell at a slower clip in November, official data showed on Friday, as policymakers pledged stronger support to prop up a faltering economic recovery.</p>


<p>South Korea’s business confidence deteriorated the most since the global outbreak of Covid-19, reflecting mounting concerns about an economy grappling with political turmoil and facing Donald Trump’s tariff threats.</p>


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<p>Core inflation in Japan's capital accelerated in December while services inflation held steady, data showed on Friday, keeping alive market expectations for a near-term interest rate hike.</p>


<p>New York cocoa futures fell sharply on Thursday, extending the market's retreat from last week's record high, with profit-taking amid thin trading volumes ahead of the year-end.</p>
