<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（吉隆坡8日讯）大马钢厂（Malaysia Steel Works (KL) Bhd）计划发行回教债券筹集1亿3000万令吉，作为再融资、资本开销及营运资本用途。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>根据文告，该集团已向证券监督委员会（SC）提呈发行回债的计划。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“回债期限最多为7年，预计首批回债为期5年。”</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>大马科威特金融所（Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Bhd）为回债计划的主要顾问、经理、回教顾问和代理人。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>闭市时，大马钢厂报50.5仙，起0.5仙或1%，约257万股成交，市值达2亿1506万令吉。</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（编译：魏素雯）</p></div>

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（吉隆坡8日讯）大马钢厂（Malaysia Steel Works (KL) Bhd）计划发行回教债券筹集1亿3000万令吉，作为再融资、资本开销及营运资本用途。

根据文告，该集团已向证券监督委员会（SC）提呈发行回债的计划。

“回债期限最多为7年，预计首批回债为期5年。”

大马科威特金融所（Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Bhd）为回债计划的主要顾问、经理、回教顾问和代理人。

闭市时，大马钢厂报50.5仙，起0.5仙或1%，约257万股成交，市值达2亿1506万令吉。...

大马钢厂拟发行回债筹1.3亿

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