Malaysia's Public Sector Home Financing Board had today issued up to RM3.25 billion worth of Islamic bonds or sukuk to finance the provision of housing loans to the public sector employees.

Hua Yang Bhd rose 2.83% this morning after company said it is planning to up its stake in Magna Prima Bhd by 20.12% or 66.89 million shares, for RM123.75 million or RM1.85 per share, to 30.96%.

IWCity said IWH has agreed to extend the original due date for one more month from April 19 to May 5 for its board to revert with its decision on whether the board is agreeable to put forward the proposed merger to the shareholders.

Gadang Holdings Bhd posted a slight increase of 3% in net profit for the third quarter ended Feb 28, 2017 (3QFY17) to RM25.79 million, from RM25.11 million a year earlier, largely on higher contributions from the property division.

OSK Holdings Bhd announced a number of changes to its board of directors yesterday, chief among them is the redesignation of Ong Ju Yan as managing director (MD) of the group, and his brother Ju Xing as deputy MD, with immediate effect.

The safeguard duty has resulted in a significant increase in raw material costs.

Hua Yang’s wholly-owned subsidiary Prisma Pelangi Sdn Bhd has inked a conditional share sale agreement with Fantastic Realty Sdn Bhd and five other individuals for the proposed acquisition, according to Hua Yang’s Bursa Malaysia filing yesterday.

GuocoLand (Malaysia) Bhd saw a 38% decline in net profit for its third financial quarter ended March 31, 2017 (3QFY17) to RM8.34 million from RM13.35 million a year ago, which it attributed to a high base effect after it sold a piece of land on Jalan Kia Peng last year.

Property developer S P Setia Bhd has launched a differential sum loan scheme that offers interest rates from 5.5% per annum and up to 30% of the intended property purchase price.

Analysts are holding their earnings forecast for S P Setia Bhd after it won the tender for a plot of prime land in Singapore, amid concern over the group’s valuation due to the high cost of the land.