<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>(Oct 8): Singapore bank shares extended declines for a second day after JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co warned that surging long bond yields will hurt third-quarter earnings for Southeast Asian lenders.&nbsp;</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>DBS Group Holdings Ltd fell as much as 3.6%, while United Overseas Bank Ltd and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp dropped more than 4% each. They were the biggest drags on the benchmark Straits Times Index, making it the worst performer in Asia.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“The surprise getting into third quarter 2026 is likely skewed negative for quite a few banks under our coverage,” analyst Harsh Wardhan Modi wrote in a note on Oct 7, recommending clients to trim their allocations.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The drop in banks comes after Singapore stocks’ banner year, buoyed by haven demand due to geopolitical tensions and artificial intelligence-driven volatility.&nbsp;</p></div>

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Singapore bank shares extended declines for a second day after JPMorgan Chase & Co warned that surging long bond yields will hurt third-quarter earnings for Southeast Asian lenders.

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KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): Malaysia's stock market remains stable for now, supported by transparent government policies and a conducive environment that encourages foreign fund inflows, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.

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The Federal Court on Thursday has granted permission for the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) and Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to challenge the Court of Appeal’s decision earlier this year which allows the Malaysian Bar to challenge the Attorney General’s discretion to apply a no further action (NFA) order on Zahid.

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(Oct 8): Australian data centre company Firmus Grid Ltd closed the books on its struggling initial public offering (IPO) as investors grew increasingly concerned that the deal could be pulled, according to people familiar with the information.

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<p>SEOUL (Oct 8): Samsung Electronics on Thursday projected its quarterly profit would top 100 trillion won, a world first for a technology company, estimating a nearly nine-fold jump in third-quarter earnings as booming demand for AI chips drove strong memory sales.</p>


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