KUALA LUMPUR: Prime residential prices in 32 cities rose 6.2% on average led by luxury homes in prime cities of the United States in the first half of 2014, putting Asia-Pacific and Europe at the bottom of the list, said Knight Frank Research’s international residential consultant Kate Everett-Allen in the Prime Global Cities Index report published this month.

GEORGE TOWN: Some 30 local and foreign companies have picked up the subscription forms for bidders to take part in the state’s request for proposal (RFP) to implement the RM27 billion Penang Transport Master Plan (TMP).

KUALA LUMPUR: Kumpulan Europlus Bhd (KEuro) plans to exit as shareholder of Talam Transform Bhd over the next 12 months, said the group’s independent non-executive director Datuk Oh Chong Peng.

“We have a plan to exit Talam since it does not fit into our plans,” he told reporters after KEuro’s annual general meeting yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR: Sunway Bhd’s net profit for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014 (2QFY14) rose 7.1% to RM182.53 million from RM170.35 million a year ago.

Revenue for the quarter rose 6.6% to RM1.2 billion, from RM1.12 billion a year ago.

The company announced a dividend per share of five sen.

KUALA LUMPUR: Property developer Tropicana Corp Bhd saw its second quarter ended June 30, 2014 net profit come in 133.4% higher at RM89.6 million, but revenue dipped 1.73% to RM355.88 million.

KUALA LUMPUR: Rapid Synergy Bhd has bought 2.04 million shares in hotel chain Shangri-La Hotels (M) Bhd for RM14.65 million cash.

In a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday, Rapid Synergy said the investment represents a 0.46% stake in Shangri-La, based on the group’s total share capital of 440 million shares.

KUALA LUMPUR: Mah Sing Group Bhd said it has discovered that a caveat has been lodged on the piece of freehold land measuring 1,051 acres (425ha) in Mukim Rantau, Seremban that the group is in the process of acquiring for RM359.557 million in cash.