News about capital

KUALA LUMPUR (May 21): Capitaland Malaysia Mall Trust (CMMT) said its earnings in the first quarter ended March 31, 2020 was affected by lower rental income from its shopping malls, following the implementation of the movement control order (MCO).

KUALA LUMPUR (April 30): CapitaLand Malaysia Mall Trust (CMMT) has committed to RM35 million in rental relief for shopping mall tenants in non-essential services during the movement control order (MCO) period.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 26): Capitaland Malaysia Mall Trust (CMMT) will provide a 14-day rental waiver to tenants who provide non-essential services across all seven Capitaland malls amid the Movement Control Order (MCO), the trust said yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) announced today that it is allowing banking institutions to tap into their capital buffers, and to provide flexibility on several operating guidelines as the nation grapples with the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): Malaysia's capital markets including Bursa Malaysia will operate as usual during the 14-day movement control order starting tomorrow till March 31, says the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC).

KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): SYF Resources Bhd is selling a parcel of freehold land it owns in Semenyih via a wholly-owned subsidiary for RM33.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 2): Singapore-based CapitaLand Ltd and its sponsored Malaysian-listed real estate investment trust, CapitaLand Malaysia Mall Trust (CMMT), today announced a series of support measures for retail partners across all seven CapitaLand malls in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 27): The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) said it will be announcing more capital market-specific measures to complement the government’s effort to support the Malaysian economy, in addition to those announced in the economic stimulus package today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 25): Affin Hwang Capital Research has downgraded the construction sector to “Underweight” from Overweight amidst the political uncertainties following the resignation of Prime Minister (PM) Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (and his re-appointment as interim PM).

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 20): Malaysia’s sharp economic slowdown in the fourth quarter of 2019 (4Q19) will likely continue into 1Q20 amid the COVID-19 outbreak, impacting consumer and business sentiment, according to Affin Hwang Capital Research.