News by syafiqah Salim

EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd (KL:ECOFIRS) has reported a 66.5% drop in fourth-quarter net profit to RM13.95 million, from RM41.70 million a year earlier, weighed down by reduced fair value gains on investment properties and higher costs.

Paramount Corp Bhd (KL:PARAMON) has no plan to acquire additional F&B businesses after the acquisition of a 28% stake in Singapore-listed Envictus International Holdings Ltd, said group chief executive officer Jeffrey Chew Sun Teong.

Ng said the central bank's recent 25-basis-point rate cut to the OPR in July was a preemptive measure.

Econpile Holdings Bhd (KL:ECONBHD) has secured a RM98.2 million contract to undertake bored piling works for a proposed industrial development in Kapar, Klang.

Ho Hup Construction Company Bhd (KL:HOHUP) has been served with a winding-up petition by the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) over tax arrears amounting to RM23.72 million.

Econpile Holdings Bhd (KL:ECONPILE) has secured a RM27 million contract for piling and pile cap works at a serviced apartment project in Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya.

Technology stocks and construction companies building data centres fell on Monday morning, following reports of a draft US rule that will restrict exports of artificial intelligence (AI) chips to Malaysia and Thailand.

After a sluggish start amid concerns over US policy, data centre investments have picked up, and the upcycle may extend into the second half of the year.

Property firm Crescendo Corp Bhd (KL:CRESNDO) flagged higher operating costs from the minimum wage adjustments, subsidy rationalisation for fuel and electricity, as well as the expanded scope of the sales and service tax (SST), after posting a steep 97.5% year-on-year decline in its first-quarter net profit.

Eco World Development Group Bhd (KL:ECOWLD) said it is well on track to exceed its RM3.5 billion sales target for the financial year ending Oct 31, 2025 (FY2025), after posting record-high earnings in its latest quarterly result.