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By M. Saraswathi and Karina Imran
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia's (BNM) decision to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent reflects its assessment that the rate remains consistent with price stability outlook and sustainable economic growth, said Governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Hong Kong-listed clear aligner maker, Angelalign Technology Inc (Angel) has appointed former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of dental medical device company, Straumann Group, Marco Gadola as Senior Advisor.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Bhd (MHB) has completed the issuance of sukuk murabahah with an aggregate nominal value of RM350 million under its sukuk murabahah programme of up to RM1.0 billion.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) international reserves rose to US$132.6 billion as at Oct 30, 2026, from US$132.1 billion as at Oct 15, 2026.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s services producer price index (SPPI) increased by 3.6 per cent in the third quarter of 2026 (3Q 2026), up from 2.9 per cent in the previous quarter, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has signed six concessional development loan agreements worth over US$403 million with Syria, to rebuild infrastructure and restore public services damaged by years of conflict. (US$1 = RM4.04)
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Biotech company, ArrayPatch Ltd (ArrayPatch) has completed the second close of its seed financing round, securing an additional 1.6 million euros, bringing the total raised to 3.2 million euros, as it develops skin patches that deliver medicine through tiny dissolving needles. (1 Euro = RM4.54)
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Public Bank Bhd posted a lower net profit of RM1.77 billion in the third quarter (3Q) ended Sept 30, down from RM1.84 billion, while revenue rose to RM7.74 billion from RM7.41 billion previously.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Maxis Bhd’s net profit for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2026 rose to RM447 million from RM412 million registered in the same quarter a year ago.
By Jailani Hasan
LABUAN, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Labuan's leading tuna industry player, Vivendi Asset Group, is expanding its regional footprint through a major investment in Brunei, where its seafood processing venture is set to become the sultanate's largest.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Stockholm-based video advertising company, SeenThis has launched SeenThis Studio MCP, which connects artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as Claude and ChatGPT to SeenThis Studio platform, allowing them to build video ads from a single brief.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia continued its downtrend at midday on Friday, tracking losses among most regional peers as selling in heavyweight counters weighed on the market amid weak sentiment following Wall Street’s overnight rout.
