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Oil Prices Fell 3% On Talks Of Diesel Stock...

Editor - October 2, 2026

Oil prices fell about 3 per cent and European gasoil futures dropped over 5 per cent on Friday after reports of talks on additional diesel and crude stock releases,...

Markets

Global Shares Rise As Bond Selloff Eases Ahead Of...

Editor - October 2, 2026

Global shares rose on Friday as wild volatility in bond and currency markets eased ahead of key US jobs data that could shape expectations for the Federal Reserve's next policy...

Finance

Bursa Eked Out 0.03% Gain As Bargain Hunting Cushioned...

Business Today Editorial - October 2, 2026

Bursa Malaysia closed marginally higher on Oct 2, with the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) gaining 0.51 point, or 0.03 per cent, to 1,630.87 as bargain hunting...

Finance

Market Breadth Turns Positive As Gainers Outpace Losers

Business Today Editorial - October 2, 2026

The stock market breadth turned positive at the close of the trading session on Oct 2, with 585 gainers outpacing 541 losers as buying interest strengthened across selected counters. Malaysian...

Finance

Foreign Exchange Rates Oct 2, 2026

Business Today Editorial - October 2, 2026

The closing foreign exchange rates, sourced from Bank Negara Malaysia and recorded at 5pm on Oct 2, 2026, provide a comprehensive overview of currency fluctuations for the day. These rates,...

Property

News

IOI Properties Revisits Proposal To Acquire Shenton 101 For...

Editor - October 1, 2026

IOI Properties Group Bhd (IOIPG) has proposed to acquire Shenton 101 Pte Ltd, the owner of Shenton House in Singapore, from its group chief executive officer and major shareholder...

Global

Singapore HDB Resale Prices Fall 0.2% In 3Q, Marking...

Business Today Editorial - October 1, 2026

Singapore’s HDB resale prices fell 0.2% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) in the third quarter of 2026 (3Q26), marking a third consecutive quarterly decline as a growing supply of resale flats and...

News

Gamuda Target Price Raised Given Growing Order Book Hitting...

Editor - September 30, 2026

Kenanga Research has maintained its Outperform call on Gamuda Bhd and raised its target price to RM5.90, citing the group’s record construction order book, strong overseas project pipeline and...

News

KLK Unit Reaches Amicable With Pertagas Niaga In Indonesian Arbitration

Editor - October 2, 2026

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KLK) said its wholly-owned Indonesian subsidiary, PT Perindustrian Sawit Synergi (PT PSS), has reached an amicable settlement with PT Pertagas...

Finance

Nvidia Stocks Hit All Time High, Market Cap At US$5.7 Trillion

Editor - October 2, 2026

Nvidia stock hit a new all-time intraday high on Friday, eclipsing its prior high of $235.54 a share. The stock reached $237.55 in early trading,...

Global

Eurozone Inflation Reach Three Year High Rising To 3.8% In Sept

Editor - October 2, 2026

Eurozone annual inflation is expected to rise to 3.8 percent in September from 3.2 percent in August, reaching its highest level since September 2023,...

Global

Trump Says Europe Agreed To Release Diesel Stocks

Editor - October 2, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Europe has just agreed to release "a massive amount of their heavily stocked Diesel Oil." The process...

Finance

SMRT Exempted From Bumiputera Equity Rule For Main Market Transfer

Editor - October 2, 2026

SMRT Holdings Bhd has received approval from the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) for its proposed transfer of listing, but noted that SMRT’s wholly-owned subsidiary,...

Global

Man Who Smuggled Vape Pods Into Singapore Sentenced 3 Years, Caning Under New Law

Editor - October 2, 2026

A man was sentenced to three years’ jail and five strokes of the cane on Friday (Oct 2) for importing and consuming etomidate vape...

News

Samaiden Secures Large Scale Solar Contract From YTL

Editor - October 2, 2026

Samaiden Group Bhd has secured contracts from Syarikat Pembenaan Yeoh Tiong Lay Sdn Bhd to undertake engineering, construction, commissioning and solar component supply works...

News

Zetrix AI Share Price Plunges 30% After JPJ Suspension Of MYEG

Editor - October 2, 2026

Zetrix AI Bhd saw about RM6.3 billion erased from its market capitalisation since April, as its shares extended a steep sell-off on Friday following...