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Malaysia Kicks Off Its First-Ever Sustainability Sukuk Deal

Malaysia Kicks Off Its First-Ever Sustainability Sukuk Deal
Bloomberg
1 hr ago
Finbarr Flynn and Harry Suhartono
(Bloomberg) Malaysia started marketing its first-ever sustainability Sukuk, adding to a growing number of countries turning to debt financing for environmental projects.
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The Southeast Asian nation is marketing dollar-denominated Islamic finance securities in 10-year and 30-year parts, and the shorter tenor is a sustainability offering, a person familiar with the matter said. The deal may price as soon as today, according to the person, who asked not to be identified as the details are private.
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Small Stocks Crush Malaysia Benchmark, Unseen in Decades

Small Stocks Crush Malaysia Benchmark, Unseen in Decades
Bloomberg
1 hr ago
Chan Tien Hin and Abhishek Vishnoi
(Bloomberg) Malaysia’s main equity index is languishing, but the nation’s small stocks are powering ahead as retail investors pile into a risky corner of the market.
The FTSE Bursa Malaysia Small Cap Index has jumped 34% from a November low and is trading at the highest level since 2000 relative to the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index. The benchmark index is down 1.6% for the year.
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Malaysia s small stocks trading at highest level since 2000 versus benchmark index
The outperformance has seen the small-cap index’s market value almost triple from a year earlier to a record 137 billion ringgit ($33 billion), underscoring the growing heft of amateur stock-pickers who drove up market volumes globally last year. ....

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Israel Milestone, Moderna Changes Medical Officer: Virus Update

California Deaths Hit 50,000; NYC School Cases Low: Virus Update
Bloomberg
2/25/2021
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A healthcare worker fills a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at The University Hospital of La Samaritana in Zipaquira, Colombia, on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. Colombia will begin vaccine rollout against Covid-19 after the nation received 50,000 Pfizer doses.
(Bloomberg) President Joe Biden said the federal government will distribute Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine as fast as the company can produce it, if the shot is approved by the Food and Drug Administration. That approval is expected as early as Friday.
California became the first U.S. state to surpass 50,000 deaths from Covid-19 as a winter surge in cases prompted lockdowns across the state. New York City schools have a positive Covid-19 test rate of less than 1% as middle schools reopened to students for in-person instruction. ....

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Half of Israelis Vaccinated; NYC School Spread Low: Virus Update

Half of Israelis Vaccinated; NYC School Spread Low: Virus Update
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Lockdown Will Take Toll on Malaysia's Already Steep Yield Curve

Lockdown Will Take Toll on Malaysia’s Already Steep Yield Curve
Bloomberg
1/22/2021
Marcus Wong
(Bloomberg) Malaysia’s yield curve has raced higher over the past year and is now near the steepest since 2017. The return to a strict lockdown and delays to vaccine distribution mean it may have further to run.
The spread between the nation’s three-year and 10-year sovereign debt climbed above 90 basis points last week, up from just 16 basis points before the coronavirus selloff in March. The tighter lockdown announced Jan. 11 and the imposition of a state of emergency the following day, are likely to intensify concern that Malaysia will fall short of its growth and fiscal consolidation targets this year, pushing up longer-term yields. ....

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