| Previous close | 4.0950 |
| Open | 4.2800 |
| Bid | 0.0000 x 0 |
| Ask | 0.0000 x 0 |
| Day's range | 4.2800 - 4.2800 |
| 52-week range | 3.3000 - 12.2500 |
| Volume | |
| Avg. volume | 1,967 |
| Market cap | 25.796B |
| Beta (5Y monthly) | 0.33 |
| PE ratio (TTM) | 13.81 |
| EPS (TTM) | 0.3100 |
| Earnings date | N/A |
| Forward dividend & yield | 0.25 (6.22%) |
| Ex-dividend date | 10 Mar 2023 |
| 1y target est | N/A |
Vietnamese internet company VNG Corp, which is backed by Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, is looking to raise $100 million in a fresh funding round, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. The Ho Chi Minh City-headquartered company, whose businesses include online games, payment, cloud services and the country's most popular messaging app Zalo, is working with Maybank on the fundraising, according to one of the sources, who declined to be named.
* Thai baht top loser in the region * All eyes on U.S. CPI * Equities in China hit 10-month high By Navya Mittal May 8 (Reuters) - Asian currencies and shares were mixed on Monday after strong U.S. jobs data crushed hopes of a pause in monetary tightening, with investors gathering focus on upcoming inflation data for more clues on interest rate trends. The Indonesian rupiah eased 0.2% and the Thai baht weakened 0.5%, leading regional losses, while the Philippine peso and Singapore dollar gained slightly. Markets across the region tracked Friday's Wall Street gains, with equities in Seoul and India rising 0.5% and 1%, respectively.
Malaysia's biggest bank, Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has appointed Saurabh Gupta as the head of its investment banking and advisory business for Singapore, according to a company memo seen by Reuters. Gupta has been with Maybank for a decade and his latest appointment is in addition to his current role as head of the consumer, retail and healthcare sectors.
Malaysia's largest asset manager, Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB), plans to add infrastructure assets into its portfolio from next year to diversify its exposure and navigate the current high inflationary environment, its top executive said. PNB, which managed 336.7 billion ringgit ($72.46 billion) of assets in 2021, has the majority of its portfolio invested in public equities, both local and international, besides private investments and real estate, among others. "It's great as an asset class as it further diversifies our portfolio and improves the risk return characteristics of the portfolio," PNB's Group CEO Ahmad Zulqarnain Onn told Reuters in an interview during a visit to Singapore.