RHB Bank Bhd, Axiata Group Bhd, YTL Corp Bhd and AEON Credit Service (M) Bhd climbed after winning the digital bank licences. YTL Corp climbed the most in percentage amid active trade. At the time of writing on Friday (April 29), it had gained five sen or 8.4% to 64.5 sen after rising to an intraday high of 65.5 sen. The counter, which was the fifth most actively traded stock, saw 51.65 million shares traded.
Based on corporate announcements and news flow on Friday, companies that may be in focus on Thursday (May 5) include Axiata Group Bhd, RHB Bank Bhd, YTL Corp Bhd, AEON Credit Service (M) Bhd, Serba Dinamik Holdings Bhd, Sapura Energy Bhd, Digi.Com Bhd, Pestech International Bhd, Samaiden Group Bhd, Gadang Holdings Bhd, Eco World Development Group Bhd and Fitters Diversified Bhd.
KUALA LUMPUR: AEON Credit Service (M) Bhd and its consortium partners have secured an Islamic digital bank licence from the Ministry of Finance (MoF), with operations expected to commence within 24 months from its approval date.