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KLCI Climbs Above 1,740 In Early Bursa Trade

Business Today Editorial - August 26, 2026

Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) gaining 4.49 points or 0.26% to 1,740.82 as buying interest lifted the broader market. The...

Markets

Ringgit Opens Firm Following Holiday Break

Business Today Editorial - August 26, 2026

The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar on Wednesday as easing US Treasury yields and a softer greenback provided support to the local currency, Bernama reported. At 8.04am, the...

Markets

Singapore Shares Open In The Green, STI Holds Above...

Business Today Editorial - August 26, 2026

Singapore stocks opened marginally higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gaining 4.00 points or 0.07% to 5,739.68 as of 9.09am. Market breadth was fairly balanced, with...

Markets

HSIF Extends Gains, RHB Keeps Positive Trading Bias

Business Today Editorial - August 26, 2026

RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB Research) maintained its long position on Hang Seng Index Futures (HSIF), saying the index remains supported by bullish technical momentum and could move towards...

Markets

Wall Street Ends Higher As Tech Stocks Rebound Ahead...

Business Today Editorial - August 26, 2026

Wall Street closed higher on Tuesday, with technology stocks recovering from a recent selloff as investors positioned ahead of Nvidia’s quarterly results and found some relief from easing oil...

OCR Net Loss Widens In Second Quarter 2026

Editor - August 25, 2026

OCR Group Berhad recorded revenue of RM58.1 million and loss before tax of RM0.5 million in the current quarter ended 30 June2026, as compared to revenue of RM42.7 million...

News

Selangor Dredging 1Q Revenue Plunges 50%, Loss More Than...

Editor - August 25, 2026

For the financial quarter ended 30 June 2026, Selangor Dredging Berhad recorded revenue of RM31.88 million, compared with RM61.82 million in the corresponding quarter, while net loss increased from...

News

Tower REIT Appoints Douglas Crichton As CEO And Director

Editor - August 25, 2026

Tower Real Estate Investment Trust (Tower REIT) has appointed Douglas Richard Fyvie Crichton as its Chief Executive Officer and a director, effective Aug 24, 2026. Crichton, 54, a United Kingdom...

News

Jati Tinggi Bags RM69 Million Contract For Data Centre Power Infrastructure Work

Editor - August 26, 2026

Jati Tinggi Group Bhd has secured a RM69.16 million contract to undertake power infrastructure works for a data centre at Banting Technology Park (BTP),...

News

Pensonic CEO Dato Chew Removed As Director After Shareholder Vote, Shares Suspended

Editor - August 26, 2026

Pensonic Holdings Bhd’s shares were suspended from trading today following the removal of its Chief Executive Officer Dato’ Chew Chuon Jin as a director...

Global

China, India Hold Special Discussion On Long Standing Issue Of ‘Boundary’

Editor - August 26, 2026

China and India on Tuesday held the 25th round of talks between the two countries' special representatives on the boundary question in Beijing, conducting...

News

MBSB Cuts Zetrix AI Target Price On Higher Gearing

Editor - August 26, 2026

MBSB Research has maintained its Buy recommendation on Zetrix following the group’s second-quarter financial results, but lowered its target price to RM0.90 from RM1.24,...

Lifestyle

Disney Cruise Adds Langkawi As Port Of Call From December 31

Editor - August 26, 2026

Disney Cruise Line's Disney Adventure will add Langkawi, Malaysia, as a port of call on select four-night sailings from Dec 31, 2026. A Disney Cruise Line spokesperson...

News

Weekly Wrap: KLCI Rises As Local Buying Offsets Foreign Selling, Index Expansion Seen Positive

Editor - August 26, 2026

The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI rose 0.5% week-on-week to 1,736 points last week, as buying by local institutions helped offset continued foreign selling, according...

News

Has 2Q26 Corporate Earnings Met Expectation?

Editor - August 26, 2026

With the big caps releasing some of the earnings report expect for the banks, the question is have they met analysts expectation. In its...

Global

Australian Under 16 Social Media Use Rises Despite Ban

Editor - August 26, 2026

Australian under-16s are increasing their use of social media apps such as Instagram and TikTok despite a world-leading ban, data provided by a parental...