<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 26): RHB Retail Research said PBA Holdings Bhd is poised to resume its upside movement after breaching a key resistance.</div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>In a trading stocks note on Monday, the research house said that the stock has climbed above the RM2.35 resistance on strong volume.</div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>“The price action shows that the bulls have the technical advantage now, and the renewed momentum should propel the stock towards RM2.60, followed by RM2.85.</div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>“In the event it falls below the RM2.15 support, this would invalidate the bullish setup,” it said.</div>

RHB Retail Research said PBA Holdings Bhd is poised to resume its upside movement after breaching key resistance.

PBA poised to resume upside movement, says RHB Retail Research 

Sunway Construction Group Bhd (KL:SUNCON), or SunCon, on Monday reported a 16.4% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase in net profit for the first quarter, thanks to higher billings in newer projects.

Sunway Construction posts 16% rise in 1Q net profit, eyes more advanced jobs

Malaysia’s export growth is expected to pick up pace by the second half of 2024 after reporting a slower-than-expected increase in April, supported by the global recovery in electrical and electronic (E&E) products’ demand.

Malaysia’s exports to pick up pace by 2H2024 after slower-than-expected April growth — economists

The Court of Appeal (COA) has allowed two appeals filed by a 53-year-old former remisier with AmBank (M) Bhd and AmInvestment Bank Bhd for her expert witness to testify in a High Court trial to help her application in seeking alleged damages for wrongfully preventing her to continue to ply her trade as a remisier and for usurping her profit-generating apparatus.

Expert witness can testify on estimation of damages for ex-remisier, says COA

AMSTERDAM (May 20): The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Monday said it had requested arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minisiter Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes in Gaza.

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ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli PM Netanyahu and Defence Minister Gallant

The government has decided to once again extend the freeze on foreign worker applications, according to Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

Govt extends freeze on foreign worker applications, no new quota

Ministry of Economy Mohd Rafizi Ramli says that Bumiputera-mandated agencies will move away from providing grants and instead focus on providing financial leverage and assistance.

NEWS: No more ‘free money’ says Rafizi

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei announced five days of public mourning for President Ebrahim Raisi following his death in a helicopter crash and confirmed First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber as interim head of the country's executive branch.

Iran's Supreme Leader approves Mokhber as interim president, declares five days mourning

Oil prices steadied on Monday amid political uncertainty in major producing countries after Iran's president died in a helicopter crash and Saudi Arabia's crown prince deferred a trip to Japan on account of his father, the king's, health.

Brent LCOc1 was down 24 cents at US$83.74 a barrel by 0958 GMT. The US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for June CLc1, set to expire on Tuesday, edged 33 cents lower to US$79.73 a barrel in tepid trade. The more-active July contract CLc2 was down 28 cents at US$79.30.

Oil little changed after death of Iran's president, Saudi king's ill health

Russia was China's top oil supplier in April for a 12th month, with volumes rising 30% from a year earlier, official data showed, as refiners continued to cash in discounted shipments, while supplies from Saudi Arabia fell a quarter on higher prices.

China's crude oil imports from Russia, which include supplies sent via pipelines and the sea, were 9.26 million metric tons last month, or 2.25 million barrels per day (bpd), according to data from the General Administration of Customs.

Russia is China's top oil supplier for a 12th month in April

Former Community Communications Department (J-KOM) officer Abdul Wahab Abd Kader Jilani on Monday failed in his application for an injunction to prevent Badrul Hisham Shaharin from making any statements regarding a video allegedly containing lewd conversations with former J-KOM director-general Datuk Dr Mohammad Agus Yusoff.

Abdul Wahab fails in injunction bid against Chegu Bard in defamation suit

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash, an Iranian official and Mehr news agency reported on Monday. Below is a brief outline of what Iran's constitution says happens when a president is incapacitated or dies in office:

What happens in Iran when a president dies in office?

The High Court has ordered former Mara Corp chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Badlisyah Abdul Ghani to pay the firm RM3.4 million after finding him guilty for breach of duty during his three-month term with the company, which is the investment and commercial arm of Majlis Amanah Rakyat.

Former Mara Corp CEO ordered to pay RM3.4m to company for breach of duty

Public Bank Bhd (KL:PBBANK), Malaysia’s third-largest banking group by assets, said on Monday its net profit slipped 3.5% for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024 (1QFY2024) from a year earlier, mainly due to higher personnel costs and higher provisions.

Public Bank's 1Q net profit slips 3.5% on higher costs, provisions

AS more investments continue to pour into the data centre (DC) industry, companies are looking to tap opportunities in either the DC construction, fit-out or testing and commissioning segments.

Notably, the artificial intelligence (AI) boom has spurred demand for digital infrastructure,...

Data centre-linked stocks gain traction on news flow

Bursa Malaysia said on Monday it is introducing Trading Reminders, a new tool that highlights unusual trading activity in addition to queries issued over spikes in prices and volumes.

Bursa introduces Trading Reminder flag on top of unusual market activity queries

Electronics manufacturing services firm Notion VTec Bhd (KL:NOTION) charted a new three-year high on Monday, as Bursa Malaysia’s Technology Index touched a new one-year high following the US’ plan to hike tariffs on semiconductors from China.

Notion VTec charts new three-year high amid rally in tech stocks

Shares in gold-related counters surged on Monday, following the precious metal notching a fresh all-time high, as investor demand soared across the broader metals complex, amid increasing optimism the US will cut interest rates this year.

Poh Kong leads rally in gold-linked stocks as metal hits fresh record

A senior banker from Maybank Investment Bank Bhd, Kevin Davies, is said to be moving to smaller-sized rival RHB Investment Bank Bhd to take on the CEO role, according to at least three industry sources.

“The move is subject to regulatory approvals,” one of the sources tells The Edge.</p...

Maybank senior banker Kevin Davies said to be headed to RHB

RHB Investment Bank Research has maintained its 'buy'&nbsp;rating for&nbsp;Gamuda Bhd (KL:GAMUDA) at RM5.58, with a higher target price of RM6.55 (from RM6.30), and said it is upbeat on the prospects Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) has for Gamuda’s property arm.

RHB IB upbeat on Gamuda’s prospects in Ho Chi Minh City, raises target price to RM6.55

Gold prices hit an all-time high on Monday, as a slowing US inflation trend boosted expectations the Federal Reserve could deliver its first interest rate cut soon, while silver scaled a more than 11-year peak.

Spot gold rose 1% to US$2,438.44 per ounce, as of 0811 GMT, after hitting a record high of US$2,449.89 earlier in the session. US gold futures GCcv1 rose 1.1% to US$2,442.60.

Gold hits record peak as rate-cut bets burnish appeal, silver jumps

Maxis Bhd’s (KL:MAXIS) intention to build a second fifth-generation (5G) network could potentially put the group’s financial position and future earnings under pressure, according to analysts.

Maxis' financial position could face pressure from proposed second 5G network, say analysts

theedgemalaysia.com&nbsp;highlighted one stock with positive momentum and 16 stocks with negative momentum at Bursa Malaysia's afternoon close on Monday. &nbsp;

Cahya Mata Sarawak, Willowglen, Oceancash, Excel Force, Manulife, MBSB, MFM, Panasonic, ELK-Desa, Puncak Niaga, BIG Industries, Astral Asia, Niche Capital Emas, Hextar Retail, Arka, AHB, Dataprep

Foreign buying of Malaysian equities was sustained for the fourth consecutive week with a total of RM873.9 million last week, leading to a year-to-date net inflow of RM4.9 million.

In its fund flow report on Monday, the MIDF Research team said the sustained interest in the domestic market may have stemmed from economic optimism, as recent data revealed a 4.2% year-on-year rise in gross domestic product in the first quarter of 2024.

Foreign buying of M'sian equities sustained for fourth week with RM874m inflow, says MIDF

Bumiputera-mandated agencies under the Ministry of Economy will move away from giving out ‘free money’ or grants, to focus on providing financial leverage and assistance for business expansion, its minister Rafizi Ramli said on Monday.

Bumiputera agencies to move away from giving out 'free money', says Rafizi

Malaysia is expected to see a "potential upswing" in external demand, particularly from China, while also benefitting from the imposition of US tariffs on Chinese goods, including electric vehicles (EVs) and their components, said TA Securities.

Malaysia to benefit from China demand, US tariffs on Chinese EVs — TA Securities

KUALA LUMPUR (May 20): Phillip Capital has maintained its “buy” rating on Kerjaya Prospek Group Bhd at RM1.80 with a higher target price (TP) of RM2 (from RM1.93) and said it expects Kerjaya’s 1Q2024 net profit to come in stronger year-on-year, but flat quarter-on-quarter.

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Phillip Capital raises target price for Kerjaya Prospek to RM2, sees stronger y-o-y net profit growth in 1Q2024

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te asked China on Monday to stop its military and political threats, saying in his inauguration speech that peace is the only choice and that Beijing had to respect the choice of the Taiwanese people.

Lai, addressing the crowd outside the Japanese-colonial-era presidential office in central Taipei, repeated a call for talks with China, which views the proudly democratic island as its own territory and has never renounced the use of force to bring it under Beijing's control.

New Taiwanese president calls on China to stop its threats

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd’s (KL:AIRPORT) traffic expanded by 7.6% to 11 million passengers in April 2024, compared with the preceding month's 10.2 million passengers.

MAHB's passenger traffic hit 11 million in April, 7.6% higher month-on-month

Malaysia’s exports rebounded at a slower-than-expected 9.1% in April from a year earlier, as a surge in shipments of machineries, chemicals and palm oil offset a decline in deliveries of petroleum products and subdued electronics demand, official data Monday showed.

Malaysia's exports rebound slower than expected in April, official data shows

Troubled Australian casino operator Star Entertainment Group said several suitors have approached the company about possible deals, after a newspaper reported that a consortium led by Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino made a takeover proposal.