<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (May 18): CIMB Group Holdings Bhd’s foreign shareholding dropped to 20.4% as of April 2021 from 20.7% in the preceding month, according to the latest figures on the financial services provider's website.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>CIMB's April 2021 foreign shareholding figure is the lowest on record based on the group’s data which dates back to as far as January 2010, when the group’s foreign shareholding stood at 42.1%.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Since January 2010, CIMB recorded its highest foreign shareholding level at 42.9% in June 2011, according to data on CIMB’s website.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Today on Bursa Malaysia, CIMB’s share price was unchanged at RM4.25 at 12:12 pm, giving the group a market capitalisation of about RM42.16 billion.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>CIMB has 9.92 billion issued shares, according to its latest annual report.</p></div>


CIMB Group Holdings Bhd’s foreign shareholding dropped to 20.4% as of April 2021 from 20.7% in the preceding month, according to the latest figures on the financial services provider's website.

CIMB Group's foreign shareholding down at 20.4%, lowest on record

KOTA BHARU (April 29): Four Thai security personnel were injured in the bomb explosion and gunfire which occurred a little after midnight on Sunday in Kampung Pasemas, Sungai Golok, Narathiwat Province in Thailand.

Bomb blast in Sungai Golok: Four Thai security personnel injured

KUALA LUMPUR (April 29): Bersatu Information Committee member Badrul Hisham Shaharin, or Chegu Bard, was charged in the Sessions Court here on Monday with two counts of inciting hatred and issuing defamatory remarks which will tarnish the good name of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia.

Chegu Bard charged with making seditious, defamatory remarks

FRANKFURT (April 29): Deutsche Bank has warned a protracted lawsuit claiming it underpaid for Postbank could cost Germany's largest lender up to 1.3 billion euros ($1.39 billion).

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TA Global Bhd announced its partnership with OpenMinds Group for a newly launched property listing app named OpenHouse by signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on April 27, according to a statement on Monday.

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Sime Darby Property Bhd has achieved a 100% take-up rate for The Corak freehold commercial hub at the Serenia City township in Sepang, according to a press statement issued on Monday. The Corak is the township's first commercial hub.

Sime Darby Property achieves 100% take-up for The Corak commercial hub in Serenia City

Blackstone-owned Crown Resorts will cut up to 1,000 roles in Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, it said on Monday, as weak economic conditions continue to impact its business and as it struggles to keep up with regulatory obligations.

Blackstone-owned Crown Resorts to cut up to 1,000 jobs as challenges mount

theedgemalaysia.com highlighted three with positive momentum and two stocks with negative momentum at Bursa Malaysia's afternoon close on Monday.

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Shares of YTL Power International Bhd and YTL Corp Bhd rose to fresh highs on Monday as investors piled on stocks with exposure in artificial intelligence (AI).

YTL Power, YTL Corp touch new highs

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BOARDROOM changes are likely afoot at Affin Bank Bhd. Sarawak, which is awaiting regulatory approval to become the largest shareholder in the banking group, is said to be seeking two seats and chairmanship of the board.

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<p>QSR Brands (M) Holdings Bhd is suspending over 100 KFC outlets temporarily nationwide after about half a year of boycott movement, <em>Nanyang Siang Pau</em> reported, citing information from Google Maps.</p>


Boycott causes over 100 KFC outlets to suspend ops, report says

<p>Berjaya Corp Bhd (BCorp), which last week denied that its founder Tan Sri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun had participated in talks to revive a US$100 billion (RM477.60 billion) Forest City casino resort as reported recently, has lodged reports for the police to commence investigation into the above matter, specifically to, amongst others, ascertain and find out the purported “unnamed source” who disseminated complete untrue and false statements.</p>


Berjaya Corp lodges police report to identify 'unnamed source' in Forest City casino resort debacle

<p>Shares of YNH Property Bhd surged to their highest in three weeks after the real estate developer said it has remedied the technical default of its sukuk programme.</p>


YNH Property surges 11% to three-week high after default remedy

<p>KUALA LUMPUR (April 29): Mercury Securities Sdn Bhd has recommended investors “subscribe” ACE Market-bound Farm Price Holdings Bhd at an initial public offering (IPO) price of 24 sen and a fair value (FV) of 29 sen based on 13x FY2024F earnings per share, translating to 21% upside to IPO price.</...

Mercury Securities advises investors to subscribe ACE Market-bound Farm Price with fair value of 29 sen 

<p>Engineering solutions provider Kawan Renergy Bhd on Monday began taking orders from investors for its ACE Market initial public offering (IPO) that would raise up to RM33 million.</p>


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<p>Real estate developer UOA Development Bhd said it plans to launch two new projects worth an estimated RM2.7 billion in gross development value (GDV) this year.</p>


UOA Development to launch two projects worth RM2.7b by June

<p>Top Glove Corporation Bhd bagged the Platinum Trusted Brand Award in the Hygiene/Disposable Gloves category at the Reader’s Digest Malaysian Trusted Brand 2024 awards.</p>


China crash involving Huawei-backed Aito electric vehicle kills three

<p>TotalEnergies, a global energy supplier based in France, has stated its commitment to increasing its investment in Malaysia’s upstream oil and gas (O&amp;G) sector, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.</p>


TotalEnergies has stated commitment to boost investment in Malaysia's upstream O&G sector — Anwar

<p>When South Korea decided to host a US anti-ballistic missile system, the lucrative flow of tourists from neighboring China suddenly dried up. When Australia accused Beijing of meddling in its domestic politics and demanded answers over the origins of Covid-19, China stopped buying exports like coal, wine and beef.</p>


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<p>An appliance maker in southern China is finding it hard to ship its products to Russia, not because of any problems with the gadgets but because China's big banks are throttling payments for such transactions out of concern over US sanctions.</p>


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<p>Shares of Turiya Bhd rallied on Monday to their highest in over three years after Tan Sri Mohan MK Swami and his partner agreed to acquire a 58% stake in the property management firm for RM52.86 million.</p>


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<p>The yen jumped suddenly against the dollar on Monday, with traders citing yen-buying intervention by Japanese authorities to try to underpin a relentless tumble in the currency to levels last seen over three decades ago.</p>


Japan's yen jumps against the dollar on suspected intervention

<p>After eight consecutive weeks of net selling, foreign investors shifted to become net buyers on Bursa Malaysia last week, with a total investment of RM292.2 million.</p>


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<p>General insurer LPI Capital Bhd said on Monday its net profit surged 37% year-on-year in the first quarter, thanks largely to sharply lower net expenses from reinsurance contracts held and higher investment income.</p>


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<p>Malakoff Corp Bhd has inked a partnership with China Northeast Electric Power Engineering &amp; Services Co Ltd (NEPCS) for technical manpower supply for the operation and maintenance (O&amp;M) of combined cycle power plant (CCPP) projects under NEPCS in Bangladesh.</p>


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<p>The yen jumped sharply against its peers on Monday after it slid past 160 per dollar earlier in the session, leading to speculation that Tokyo could have intervened in the currency market while the country was out for a holiday.</p>


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<p>Once renowned as avid overseas tourists, the Japanese are staying closer to home these days.</p>


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<p>OpenSys (M) Bhd, which makes automated teller machines, expects a revenue boost from an estimated 3,000 units of cash machines due for replacement in the next three years.</p>


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<p>Shares of Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) fell as much as 3.3% on Monday to a more than one-week low after it forecast non-cash impairment provisions of S$3.1 billion (RM10.8 billion) for the second half of 2024.</p>
