<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 12): Critical Holdings Bhd (KL:<a href="/askedge/klse/0291" class="ce-stock" target="_blank">CHB</a>) has secured a RM34.97 million contract to build a cleanroom production floor at a manufacturing plant in the Batu Kawan Industrial Zone, Penang, for an undisclosed US-based multinational corporation (MNC).</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The job is expected to be completed by June 30, the group said in a bourse filing on Thursday.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>It described the undisclosed MNC as a renowned US-based MNC that offers computer memory and computer data storage systems for industrial Internet of Things solutions.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Critical Holdings is a Penang-based company that specialises in mechanical, electrical and process utilities (MEP) design and engineering services.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Its shares ended two sen or 2.47% lower at 79 sen on Thursday, valuing the group at RM293.67 million.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The counter has climbed 125.7% compared to its initial public offering price of 35 sen when it listed on the ACE Market in December 2023. It transferred to the Main Market in October last year.</p></div>


Critical Holdings Bhd (KL:CHB) has secured a RM34.97 million contract to build a cleanroom production floor at a manufacturing plant in the Batu Kawan Industrial Zone, Penang, for an undisclosed US-based multinational corporation (MNC).

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Wall Street's main indices were muted in choppy trading on Tuesday as chip stocks came under selling pressure again while investors parsed a mixed bag of quarterly results, including those from big US banks.

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Sales of US existing homes rose in September for the first time in four months, although a surge in mortgage rates and high prices are set to keep activity depressed through the remainder of the year.

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JPMorgan Chase fell short of quarterly profit estimates for the first time in nearly three years as market volatility and an uncertain economic outlook dampened dealmaking and reduced bond market trading activity in recent months.

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The government has completed RM17.15 billion in excess tax refunds involving 3.23 million taxpayer cases in the first nine months of 2026, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF).

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<p>AmanahRaya Investment Management Sdn Bhd announced that it has temporarily suspended dealings in three funds under its management with immediate effect, citing liquidity constraints.</p>


<h2>Notable filings</h2>

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