<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): Below is a summary of how key Bursa Malaysia indices and the ringgit performed on Thursday:</div>

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A summary of how key Bursa Malaysia indices and the ringgit performed on Thursday.

FBM KLCI up 1.19% to 1,635.86 on Nov 5, 2026

Members of the administration have been urged to arrive early for Dewan Rakyat sittings instead of waiting for their turn to speak, ensuring smooth proceedings and avoiding absences that reflect poorly on the House.

Johari lashes out at administrative members over Dewan Rakyat absences, skipped questions

Gold prices hit a more than two-week high on Thursday as US dollar and Treasury yields weakened after lower oil prices eased inflation concerns, while investors awaited key US payrolls data for rate policy clues.

Gold at over two-week high as dollar, yields weaken; US payrolls data awaited

MRT Corp has awarded a RM2.69 billion contract to a joint venture comprising China Communications Construction Company, TRC Construction and Ufuk Semarak for the construction of the Penang LRT Mutiara Line's cross-sea extension linking Penang Island to the mainland.

MRT Corp awards RM2.69 bil contract for Penang LRT cross-sea extension

Apple Inc is planning to raise about US$7 billion (RM28.33 billion) from its first investment-grade bond offering in more than a year to help fund share buybacks, adding to a flurry of debt issuance by US technology heavyweights.

Apple seeks about US$7 bil from first bond sale in over a year — Bloomberg

Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Apollo Global Management Inc are in talks with Wall Street investors to start selling portions of a roughly US$40 billion (RM162.55 billion) chip financing deal for SpaceX, just as the artificial intelligence (AI) boom braces for upheaval following a sweeping Democratic victory.

Goldman, Apollo in talks to sell SpaceX’s US$40 bil AI deal — Bloomberg

Garment workers staged fresh protests in Bangladesh on Thursday, forcing factories to suspend operations despite a wage board move to introduce a revised pay structure from December.

Bangladesh garment protests continue despite wage board move

Brent crude futures rose nearly US$3 on Thursday as investors weighed the future course of the US-Israeli war with Iran after US President Donald Trump's Republican Party suffered heavy losses in midterm elections this week.

Oil rises as investors weigh uncertainties around Iran war

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment slipped to a 57-year last week as lay-offs remained low against the backdrop of a resilient labour market.

US weekly jobless claims at 57-year lows amid low lay-offs

US labour productivity accelerated in the third quarter (3Q) at the fastest pace in a year, suggesting a capital spending boom is translating into greater efficiency at a time when input costs have soared.

US labour productivity increases at fastest pace in a year

The Bank of England (BOE) raised interest rates for the first time in over three years on Thursday and warned that at least one more increase was likely if the US-Iran conflict continues, as it started on a path that its main peers have already embarked on.

Bank of England raises rates for first time since 2023, warns another move likely

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Embattled Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) has launched a digital identity service for artificial intelligence (AI) agents in partnership with China's Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), as it seeks to commercialise its AI-related investments following RM3.7 billion in development spending.

Embattled Zetrix AI launches AI agent identity service after RM3.7 bil development spending

Sunway Construction Group Bhd (KL:SUNCON) announced that it has won a RM1.74 billion contract to build a hyperscale data centre in Bandar Serendah, Selangor.

Sunway Construction wins RM1.74 bil contract to build another data centre in Selangor

Malaysia’s central bank stood pat again on Thursday as most expected, holding that the current benchmark interest rate matches its outlook on inflation and growth.

Bank Negara Malaysia holds policy rate steady

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has been called upon to clarify Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) director general Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain's transfer back to the police force.

Lawyer urges home minister to clarify Shuhaily's transfer back to PDRM

IN 2017, Wong Thean Soon debuted at 33 on Forbes’ list of Malaysia’s richest with a net worth of US$330 million, based on his shareholdings in My E.G. Services Bhd, since renamed Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX).

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MBSB Research has valued Main Market-bound Big Caring Group Bhd at RM1.20 a share, an 11.1% premium to its initial public offering (IPO) retail price of RM1.08, as it expects the pharmacy chain to deliver stronger earnings growth than its retail peers.

MBSB Research values Big Caring at 11% premium to IPO price, citing faster growth than retail peers

A consortium including the founding family of Yinson Holdings Bhd (KL:YINSON) is considering sweetening its bid to take the Kuala Lumpur-listed energy infrastructure company private, according to people familiar with the matter.&nbsp;

Consortium led by founding Lim family mulls higher offer to privatise Yinson — Bloomberg

Tanco Holdings Bhd's (KL:TANCO) joint venture with a unit of China Nuclear Industry Huaxing Construction Co Ltd has secured a RM700 million contract to build an industrial warehouse complex in Klang, Selangor.

Tanco-China builder JV bags RM700m warehouse contract in Klang

Japanese retail chain Daiso Malaysia Group Sdn Bhd has officially opened its RM1.2 billion Global Distribution Centre (GDC) at Taman Perindustrian Samudera, Pulau Indah, reinforcing Malaysia’s positioning as a premier regional supply chain and logistics hub.

Japan's Daiso opens its largest ever logistics hub in Pulau Indah

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): The Railway Assets Corporation (RAC) is suing political activist Badrul Hisham Shaharin (also known as Chegubard) regarding the dissemination of statements allegedly defaming RAC and the Rolling Stock Strategy (RSS) initiative. &nbsp;

Railway Assets Corp takes legal action against Chegubard over alleged defamatory claims

ZETRIX AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) has become a rudderless ship given its highly fragmented shareholding structure.

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Lawyers for Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom have indicated that they will be filling several applications including a challenge to the charges against the former minister in charge of Islamic affairs.

Jamil Khir's lawyer indicates filing of several applications, including challenge to Tabung Haji charges

ViTrox Corporation Bhd (KL:VITROX) is upbeat after the semiconductor equipment maker posted its best quarter since listing in 2005, as higher volume drove down unit costs.

ViTrox posts best quarter since listing as volume surges, sees bright outlook

SD Guthrie Bhd (KL:SDG) reported a 17% decline in third-quarter earnings though the world’s largest palm oil producer by acreage is still confident of ending the year strong.

SD Guthrie reports 17% drop in 3Q earnings, says still on track for strong year

Muar Member of Parliament Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman is working to settle his suit with the prime minister and the government over the withheld parliamentary allocation for his constituency.

Syed Saddiq to settle suit against govt over withheld Muar allocation

KLANG (Nov 5): Malaysia is rapidly expanding its transport infrastructure across land, sea and air as it seeks to establish itself as a world-class logistics hub, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.

PM: Malaysia expanding transport infrastructure to become world-class logistics hub

Any pullback in technology stocks following the US midterm elections could present a buying opportunity, said BIMB Securities, which expects long-term demand for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure to persist.

BIMB says buy the dip in Malaysian tech stocks as AI demand remains intact

SD Guthrie Bhd (KL:SDG) has called on the government to consider temporarily waiving the crude palm oil (CPO) export duty as a measure to resolve the ongoing supply glut.

SD Guthrie calls for export duty waiver to resolve palm oil supply glut

The two lower-ranking police officers whom Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain allegedly assaulted in a viral CCTV footage are suing the Border Control chief for assault and battery.