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Bursa Malaysia’s nine-month PATAMI rose 13.5% to RM214.8 million as securities trading, derivatives volumes and IPO activity strengthened, while operating costs grew faster than revenue.
Lawmakers are seeking details on Malaysia’s remaining 1MDB liabilities and the BUDI95 petrol quota, but the listed questions are not policy decisions.
Malaysia’s home minister says police have frozen or seized RM409.21 million in assets in Op Viking, while the investigation remains ongoing.
Volkswagen and XPeng have secured separate permits for Level 3 road tests and Level 4 robotaxi demonstrations in China, with commercial deployment still limited.
Daishin Securities, Bithumb and Mirae Asset Global Investments reported cyber incidents as investigators assess data exposure and possible customer impact.
Higher federal allocations for Sabah and Sarawak sharpen the focus on project execution, spending transparency and economic benefits for local businesses.
Malaysia’s US exports climbed 69.1% in the first nine months of 2026, driven by electronics and semiconductor demand, while several other industries recorded declines.
The ringgit’s reported eighth consecutive stronger opening highlights both potential import-cost relief and currency-translation risks for Malaysian companies.
A reported OpenAI plan to buy Google TPUs could diversify AI compute supply, though terms, volume and timing remain undisclosed.
CIMB’s proposed Philippine business sale has attracted local bank interest, but a transaction and valuation remain uncertain.
