Ringgit Ends Higher Against Most Major Currencies

By Engku Shariful Azni Engku Ab Latif

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- The ringgit ended mostly higher against major currencies on Thursday, but weakened against the greenback, as investors digested the US Federal Reserve's (Fed) latest interest rate decision, an analyst said.

CPO Futures End Lower On Weaker Soybean Oil Prices, Sluggish Exports

By K. Naveen Prabu

 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower on Thursday, weighed down by weaker soybean oil prices, said a trader. 

Affin Bank Partners IFC To Expand MSME Financing Access With US$400 Mln Package

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- Affin Bank Bhd has partnered with World Bank Group member, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), to expand access to finance for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across Malaysia.

Ringgit Ends Mostly Higher Against Major Currencies, But Weakens vs US Dollar

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- The ringgit ended mostly higher against major currencies on Thursday, but weakened against the greenback, as investors digested the US Federal Reserve's (Fed) latest interest rate decision, an analyst said.

Vertex Material Valued At US$7 Bln, Targets Nasdaq Listing In 2027

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- Malaysian advanced-materials company developing copper-composite materials for industrial applications Vertex Material has emerged as a new unicorn, achieving a valuation of approximately US$7 billion (US$1=RM4.08) and is targeting a listing on Nasdaq in 2027.

CAEXPO 2026, CABIS Open In Nanning, Strengthen China-ASEAN Economic Cooperation

From Siti Fauziah Hasan

NANNING (China), Sept 17 (Bernama) — The 23rd China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) 2026 and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) opened here today, further strengthening economic and trade cooperation as well as regional economic integration.

Airasia-Linked Shares Slide Amid Intervention Reports

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- Capital A Bhd and AirAsia Group Bhd emerged among the top three active counters, following reports of potential government intervention in AirAsia’s domestic operations amid concerns over its financial health.

Serai Johawaki Investing RM15 Mln To Develop Serai Estate In Ipoh

By Mohamad Harith Mohamad Nizar

IPOH, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- ⁠The Serai Johawaki is investing RM15 million to establish a food and beverage (F&B) and hospitality hub called Serai Estate in Ipoh, its first outside the Klang Valley with the intention of spreading its wing further to Penang and Johor. 

D-Wave To Host Qubits Asia 2026 In Seoul On Oct 28

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- D-Wave Quantum Inc (D-Wave), a quantum computing company providing both annealing and gate-model systems, software and services, will host Qubits Asia 2026: Quantum Realized, a full-day quantum computing user conference, on Oct 28 in Seoul.

Arteris Expands Multi-Die Portfolio For AI, HPC Chip Designs

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- Arteris Inc, a provider of semiconductor technology for artificial intelligence (AI) applications, has expanded its multi-die portfolio to help semiconductor companies transition from monolithic system-on-chip (SoC) designs to chiplet-based architectures for AI, high-performance computing (HPC) and consumer electronics.

NEG’s FI-02 Adopted For Wide-Angle Thermal Camera Lens

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- Nippon Electric Glass Co Ltd (NEG), a global leader in speciality glass, announced that its IR Transmitting Glass (chalcogenide glass) “FI-02” has been adopted for Heimann Sensor GmbH’s wide-angle lens unit for thermal cameras.

Bursa Malaysia Ends Lower As US Bond Yields, Fed Tightening Concerns Weigh

By Harizah Hanim Mohamed and Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia’s main index closed lower today after a choppy trading session amid concerns over elevated United States (US) bond yields and the possibility of further monetary tightening by the US Federal Reserve, said an analyst.