A summary of how key Bursa Malaysia indices and the ringgit performed on Thursday.

FBM KLCI closes down 0.25% to 1,623.70 on Oct 15, 2026, ending four-day winning streak

Gold prices climbed more than 1% on Thursday as the dollar and US Treasury yields remained under pressure, while investors looked to fresh US inflation data for clues on whether the Federal Reserve (Fed) will raise interest rates again this month.

Gold climbs over 1% on softer dollar, yields ahead of US inflation data

A three-member Court of Appeal bench on Thursday ruled that a commissioned lawyer and partner at a law firm is liable to pay the balance purchase price owed to a house-seller client, despite another partner of the law firm being responsible for the loss.

Appellate court rules commissioned partner considered a partner, liable to pay firm’s debt

CTOS Digital Bhd (KL:CTOS) reversed course toward new all-time low on Thursday as more analysts downgraded the digital services firm following a major cybersecurity incident.

CTOS Digital resumes descent to new all-time low with more analyst downgrades

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) delivered a better-than-expected revenue outlook, sustaining a torrid pace of growth yet failing to dispel rising concerns about the sustainability of a global artificial intelligence (AI) buildout.

TSMC’s upbeat outlook fails to quash AI buildout concerns

Reliance Industries rose more than 3% on Thursday, its biggest intraday rise in over two months, after the IPO pricing of its telecom unit Jio Platforms, as investors bet the listing would unlock additional value for the conglomerate.

Shares of Bharti Airtel, Jio's main rival and the country's second-biggest carrier, also rose 4.3% in their biggest intraday jump in five months. Analysts said Jio's listing is expected to be a gauge for valuations across the sector.

India's Reliance, Airtel rally as Jio Platforms IPO recasts valuations

The government will examine the alignment of enforcement regarding the entry of foreign entity products and businesses into the local market to ensure fair competition and protect the interests of local micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

Govt to monitor entry of foreign products to protect MSMEs' interest, says Fadillah

Shifting geopolitics and the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East will have a lasting impact on world trade flows as companies hedge their bets against future shocks, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director general of the World Trade Organization, told Reuters on Thursday.

WTO chief sees lasting impact on trade from Middle East war and geopolitics

Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest with assets of more than US$2.2 trillion (RM9 trillion), may once again be allowed to invest in firms that make nuclear weapons under a proposal made Thursday.

Norway may let wealth fund invest in nuclear weapon makers

A sharp sell-off in Asian tech stocks sent a chill through global equity markets on Thursday, as crowded bets on data centres and other key AI plays faced a reckoning from high and rising interest rates.

Tech sell-off gathers pace as chipmakers hammered

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will serve the remainder of his prison sentence for the SRC International Sdn Bhd case under home confinement&nbsp;at his residence in Langgak Duta, Kuala Lumpur, with his family, according to several Malay dailies.

Najib to serve remaining SRC jail sentence under home confinement at Langgak Duta, says Shafee — reports

Penang Regional Development Authority (Perda) chairman Datuk Dr Shaik Hussein Mydin has been charged with 15 counts of receiving bribes totalling nearly RM850,000.

Penang development authority chairman Shaik Hussein Mydin charged with 15 counts of graft

BYD Malaysia has appointed Inokom Corporation Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Sime Darby Bhd (KL:SIME) based in Kulim, Kedah, as its local assembly partner for its planned completely knocked-down (CKD) vehicle operations in Malaysia. 
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BYD Malaysia appoints Inokom as local assembly partner

(Oct 15): Malaysian property tycoon Datuk Lee Yeow Seng is making waves as one of the most aggressive buyers of commercial real estate in Singapore, and he’s not done yet.

Malaysia's IOI Properties Group eyes US$760 mil property deals in Singapore

IN September 2022, CGS International Securities Sdn Bhd (then CGS CIMB) granted a RM60 million margin trading account facility to Wong Thean Soon, co-founder and largest shareholder of MyEG Services Bhd, now known as Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX).

The facility came with a price cap on Zetri...

Cover Story 2: Insights into margin calls on Zetrix’s Wong

Bina Puri Holdings Bhd (KL:BPURI) is doubling down on Sarawak-focused projects to turn its fortunes around, as the group emerges from a court-supervised debt restructuring that was completed in September.

Bina Puri doubles down on Sarawak pivot as it emerges from debt restructuring

A sharp sell-off in Asian tech stocks sent a chill through global equity markets on Thursday, as crowded bets on data centres and other key AI plays faced a reckoning from high and rising interest rates.

Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) on Thursday confirmed it is under police investigation following a Bursa Malaysia query about a news report on the probe.

Zetrix AI confirms police investigation into company following Bursa query

CTOS Digital Bhd (KL:CTOS) reversed course toward new all-time low on Thursday as more analysts downgraded the digital services firm following a major cybersecurity incident.

THE situation at Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) appears to be deteriorating, with more issues emerging. Late last Friday (Oct 2), Zetrix and its wholly-owned unit MyEG Sdn Bhd had their roles as collection agents for the Road Transport Department (JPJ) suspended, effective from 12.01am on Oct 5.
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Cover Story 2: Heading deeper into the woods

Malaysia recorded a 4.5% decline in live births in 2025, while the total fertility rate (TFR) fell to 1.5 children per woman, reflecting a continued downward trend in the country's birth rate.

Malaysia's live births down 4.5%, fertility rate at 1.5 children per woman in 2025 — official data

Nasdaq-listed American Resources Corporation (ARC) has appointed Datuk Mark Ling as chief executive officer of its newly established American Resources Indo Pacific, which will spearhead the group's expansion into the region, starting with the development of an integrated rare earth supply chain in Malaysia.

American Resources appoints former Edra president Mark Ling to lead rare earth supply chain development in Malaysia

Sunway Bhd (KL:SUNWAY) property arm, Sunway Property, soft-launched Tower C — the final tower of Sunway Velocity 3 — on Oct 10 virtually, following a 98% take-up rate across Towers A and B within two years. 
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Sunway Property soft-launches final tower of Sunway Velocity 3

Malaysia is considering hosting Formula One (F1) races once every few years, potentially in collaboration with other countries, following the recent Bahrain Grand Prix held at the Sepang circuit that generated nearly RM950 million in estimated economic returns.

Malaysia mulls F1 return after race generates RM950 mil in economic returns

The government plans to introduce a “user-pays” electricity pricing system for large consumers, including data centres and energy-intensive industries, to shield households from rising electricity costs.

Govt plans ‘user-pays’ electricity pricing for data centres, energy-intensive industries

IN a rare move, Excel Force MSC Bhd ­(KL:­EFORCE) (EForce) has proposed to raise funds of up to RM10.66 million through the issuance of new shares.

According to the company, which last implemented a share placement to raise funds in 2010, the proceeds are required for working capital be...

Cover Story 2: Where did Excel Force’s RM26.6 mil go?

Malaysia shares fell on Thursday with the benchmark index at the verge of snapping a four-day winning streak amid renewed concerns over rising US interest rates.

Malaysia shares slip as US inflation worries, foreign selling threaten four-day rebound

Stocks fell the most since July as a sell-off in chipmakers on Wednesday extended a decline that was fuelled by wagers the US Federal Reserve will keep lifting interest rates to fight inflation.

US stocks fall on inflation woes as chip rout deepens

Oil prices fell by about 2% on Thursday as potential US steps to ease restrictions on Russia's "shadow fleet" tankers soothed price concerns, but attacks on ships in the Middle East and Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy infrastructure limited the decline.

Oil prices slide as US weighs easing sanctions on 'shadow fleet'

Malaysian exporters are likely increasing conversions of their foreign-currency earnings into the ringgit, which stands to boost the local exchange rate through the rest of the year, analysts say.

Exporter dollar sales boost ringgit, analysts say

About 63%, or 114, of the 181 respondents in the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia’s (Rehda) latest Property Industry Survey said they had no plans to launch residential projects in the second half of 2026, while the remaining respondents planned to unveil 18,696 units. The...

More than 60% of Rehda members hold off on 2H2026 residential launches

THE situation at Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX) appears to be deteriorating, with more issues emerging. Late last Friday (Oct 2), Zetrix and its wholly-owned unit MyEG Sdn Bhd had their roles as collection agents for the Road Transport Department (JPJ) suspended, effective from 12.01am on Oct 5.
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IN a rare move, Excel Force MSC Bhd ­(KL:­EFORCE) (EForce) has proposed to raise funds of up to RM10.66 million through the issuance of new shares.

According to the company, which last implemented a share placement to raise funds in 2010, the proceeds are required for working capital be...

IN September 2022, CGS International Securities Sdn Bhd (then CGS CIMB) granted a RM60 million margin trading account facility to Wong Thean Soon, co-founder and largest shareholder of MyEG Services Bhd, now known as Zetrix AI Bhd (KL:ZETRIX).

The facility came with a price cap on Zetri...

A real estate investment trust (REIT) is often seen as the ultimate destination for property developers to unlock the value of assets they have developed.

Datuk Seri Azmir Merican, group managing director and CEO of Sime Darby Property Bhd (SDP) (KL:SIMEPROP), however, is of the opinion...

Cover Story: Driving growth in an unconventional way

DATUK Seri Azmir Merican, group managing director and CEO of Sime Darby Property Bhd (SDP), is steering the country’s largest developer by land bank away from the traditional develop-and-sell model to become a diversified real estate group.

SDP is sweating its land bank, maximising retu...

Cover Story: ‘We went against the grain’

Five years ago, Sime Darby Property Bhd (KL:SIMEPROP) (SDP) was still predominantly a township developer whose earnings depended largely on building properties, selling them and moving on to the next parcel of land.

Most of these were landed homes.

Today, while property develo...

Cover Story: Reworking the developer model

The 1944 Bretton Woods (BW) conference accepted the US’ demand to use the dollar to settle international financial transactions. This arrangement would require a US balance-of-payments deficit to issue enough dollars.

But every dollar abroad was, in principle, a claim on US monetary gol...

My Say: The dollar-gold standard’s lingering demise

Mitraland Group is expanding its signature Quartz series by rolling out the third and largest collection so far: Bayou Quartz in Kota Bayuemas, Klang, Selangor, on Oct 10. 

Spanning 52 acres of freehold land, Bayou Quartz has a gross development value of RM800 million. It comprises...

Mitraland’s new 52-acre gem in Kota Bayuemas

The Vistage CEO Confidence Index climbed 9.9 points, or 12.7%, from the previous quarter to 88.1 in the third-quarter survey, which closed in September 2026. This is the second consecutive quarterly increase since confidence fell to 72.1 in 1Q2026, and the index is now at its highest since 4Q2025...

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