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Malaysia’s mini-mart chain 99 Speed Mart launches biggest IPO in 7 years
Malaysia’s mini-mart chain 99 Speed Mart launches biggest IPO in 7 years
[KUALA LUMPUR] Convenience store chain operator 99 Speed Mart Retail launched Malaysia’s biggest initial public offering (IPO) in seven years, which is expected to raise up to RM2.36 billion...
Convenience-store chain 99 Speed Mart launches Malaysia’s biggest listing in seven years
Convenience-store chain 99 Speed Mart launches Malaysia’s biggest listing in seven years
MALAYSIAN convenience-store chain 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings has launched its RM2.4 billion (S$715 million) listing, in what would be the country’s biggest debut in seven years.The deal is...
Malaysia’s mini-mart chain 99 Speed Mart launches biggest IPO in 7 years
Malaysia’s 99 Speed Mart unveils RM2.4 billion IPO, the country’s biggest in 7 years
[KUALA LUMPUR] Major mini-market chain operator 99 Speed Mart Retail on Thursday (Aug 15) launched Malaysia’s biggest initial public offering (IPO) in seven years.It expects to raise up to...
China’s battle of the bonds has supply surge adding x-factor
China’s battle of the bonds has supply surge adding x-factor
AT A time when China is striving to put a floor on falling yields, a doubling of government bond issuance will offer a ray of hope.Cinda Securities is projecting...
Gold subdued as hopes for deeper Fed rate cut dim
Gold subdued as hopes for deeper Fed rate cut dim
GOLD prices were flat on Thursday (Aug 15) after a 1 per cent drop in the last session, as US data showing consumer prices rose as expected last month...
Singapore shares open higher on Thursday; STI up 0.3%
Singapore shares open higher on Thursday; STI up 0.3%
SINGAPORE shares rose on Thursday (Aug 15) morning, after US and Europe indices finished in positive territory overnight. The Straits Times Index (STI) opened 0.3 per cent or 8.67...
Australian bond yields hit 13-month low on bets RBA will break
Australian bond yields hit 13-month low on bets RBA will break
AUSTRALIA’S bond yields dropped to a 13-month low amid growing speculation that the nation’s Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is inching closer to the start of interest-rate cuts.The benchmark...
Stocks to watch: Singtel, Genting Singapore, ComfortDelGro, Haw Par, StarHub, Wing Tai
Stocks to watch: Singtel, Genting Singapore, ComfortDelGro, Haw Par, StarHub, Wing Tai
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Aug 15): Singtel: The telco on Thursday posted a 42.9 per cent increase in...
Meta shuts down CrowdTangle, tool used for tracking online misinformation
Meta shuts down CrowdTangle, tool used for tracking online misinformation
META Platforms on Wednesday (Aug 14) shuttered CrowdTangle, a popular social media analysis tool that journalists, civic groups and researchers used to monitor trending posts on platforms such as...
Apple to open payment chip to third parties and charge fees
Apple to open payment chip to third parties and charge fees
APPLE will begin letting third parties use the iPhone’s payment chip to handle transactions, a move that allows banks and other services to compete with the Apple Pay platform.The...