Thursday, September 18th, 2025

πŸ“Š [MARKET WRAP] Big Moves, Big Money, Big Shifts!

Malaysia IPO today

FIBROMAT (M) BERHAD
RM0.55

Hong Kong IPO today:
HKSAR GOV N1408
02589.HK
HKD 95.57 – 113.12

 

πŸ“Š [MARKET WRAP] Big Moves, Big Money, Big Shifts!
Mixed earnings, regulatory shakeups, and strategic overhauls dominate headlines across πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¬πŸ‡­πŸ‡°πŸ‡²πŸ‡ΎπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ markets. Here’s what you need to know πŸ‘‡

πŸ”Ή SGX:G07 | Great Eastern
🟒 Net profit up 13% to $345.5M. Investment gains lift performance. CEO flags global uncertainty ahead.

πŸ”Ή SGX:AP4 | Riverstone
πŸ”» Net profit dives 22% to RM56.4M. Margins squeezed. 3 sen dividend declared.

πŸ”Ή SGX:JYEU | Lendlease REIT
🏒 92.1% occupancy. Jem lease uplifted +13%. $120M perpetual issued to refinance April maturity.

πŸ”Ή SGX:BEZ | Beng Kuang Marine
πŸ“‰ PBT falls 63% to $4.18M. FPSO project delays hit revenue. CEO stays optimistic.

πŸ”Ή SGX:B26 | Ban Leong Technologies
πŸ’Έ EpicSoft Asia offers 60.29Β’/share. Going private? IFA appointed.

πŸ”Ή SGX:M01 | Metro Holdings
🏬 Asia Green 95% occupied. New tenants include Food Empire (SGX:F03), SingHealth.

πŸ”Ή SGX:T04 | Thakral Corp
πŸ“¦ Net profit slips 4.9% to $3.37M. Lifestyle biz strong, forex and tax drag.

πŸ”Ή SGX:S63 | ST Engineering
🚒 Wins MINDEF contract for unmanned mine-clearing tech. Delivery starts 2027.

πŸ”Ή SGX:A34 | Amara Holdings
🏨 Going private at $0.895/share via DRC Investments. 90.6% shares secured.

πŸ”Ή SGX:BUOU | FLCT
πŸ’Ό DPU drops 13.8% to 3Β’. Revenue up 7.5%, hit by vacancies & FX losses.

πŸ”Ή SGX:O5RU | AIMS APAC REIT
πŸ“ˆ DPU climbs 2.6% to 9.6Β’. Revenue up 5.3%. Leverage improves to 28.9%.

πŸ”Ή SGX:U11 | UOB
πŸ’° Net profit flat at $1.49B. Record fees. Credit costs inch up. CEO bullish on ASEAN.

πŸ”Ή SGX:5UL | Atlantic Navigation
🚒 Net profit more than doubled to US$1.8M. Post-fleet-sale pivot to services paying off.

πŸ”Ή SGX:D05 | DBS
🏦 S$2.9B profit, hit by new 15% global tax. Dividend bumped to S$0.75. NIM at 2.12%.

πŸ‡­πŸ‡° Hong Kong Pulse

πŸ”Ή HKEX:00823 | LINK REIT
πŸ“ˆ +6.7% to HK$39.95 after CSRC hints at REIT inclusion in Stock Connect.

πŸ“‰ HSI +0.1% | HSCEI -0.2% | HSTECH -0.8% | Turnover: HK$240B

πŸ”Ή HKEX:9868 | XPENG-W
🚁 Planning spin-off IPO for flying car unit XPeng AeroHT in HK or U.S.

πŸ”Ή NYSE:ZK, HKEX:0175 | Zeekr/Geely Auto
πŸš— Zeekr jumps 10%+ pre-market on privatization bid by Geely Auto.

πŸ”Ή Auntea Jenny (Unlisted)
πŸ§‹ Pops 26.2% on gray market debut.

πŸ”Ή BRETON (Unlisted)
πŸ“Š Debut rally! Closed up 38.3%, midday spike 49.2%, ending day +61.1%.

πŸ‡²πŸ‡Ύ Malaysia Movers

πŸ”Ή KL:SDG | SD Guthrie
🌴 Net profit soars 169% to RM567M. CPO outlook cautious.

πŸ”Ή KL:PHARMA | Pharmaniaga
πŸ’Š Profit up 15% to RM29.6M. Concession sales & cost cuts fuel growth.

πŸ”Ή KL:IBHD | I-Bhd
πŸ— Profit doubles to RM9.96M. Tourism + property tailwinds ahead.

πŸ”Ή KL:CAPITALA | Capital A
πŸ›« Shareholders back PN17 regularisation. Aims to go digital & aviation hybrid.

πŸ”Ή KL:SCABLE | Sarawak Cable
βš– To sue liquidators of LCIB over asset disposal conduct.

πŸ”Ή KL:JETSON | Kumpulan Jetson
🚨 EGM requisition put on hold after shareholder lawsuit.

πŸ”Ή KL:PAVREIT | Pavilion REIT
🏨 RM480M hotel buy (BTKL + PHKL) approved. Portfolio diversification underway.

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Wall Street Watch

πŸ”Ή NYSE:DIS, NASDAQ:NVDA, NASDAQ:AAPL, NASDAQ:GOOGL
πŸ“ˆ Fed holds rates. Dow +0.7%, S&P 500 +0.43%, Nasdaq +0.27%.
🎬 Disney +11% on surprise streaming boost
πŸ€– Nvidia +3% on AI chip hopes
πŸ”» Apple -1%, Google -7% on AI search competition

πŸ”Ή NASDAQ:APP | AppLovin
πŸ’₯ +13% post-earnings. Selling gaming biz for $400M + 20% Tripledot stake.

πŸ”Ή NASDAQ:ARM | Arm Holdings
πŸ“‰ -9% on weak Q1 guidance.

πŸ”Ή Other movers:

NASDAQ:SWKS -4%

NASDAQ:BMBL +8%

NASDAQ:ZG -5%

NYSE:CF +1%

NASDAQ:AXONΒ +5%

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