Dirty dealings. Corporate battles. Consumer woes. Here are five things you need to know today.
1. Petronas Chemicals is buying Sweden-based specialty chemical company Perstorp for RM7.02 billion cash.
2. Maybank unveils a contactless cash withdrawal system using the MAE app and a QR code on its ATM machines.
3. NFCorp, its chairman Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Salleh Ismail and nine others have yet to reach a settlement with the government.
4. StanChart expects Malaysia's economy to rebound past pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels with 7% GDP growth in 2022.
5. Serba Dinamik emerges as the top actively traded stock today, rising to as high as 22 sen per share.