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Price: $135.57, Change: $+0.50, Percent Change: +0.37%
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Price: $135.57, Change: $+0.50, Percent Change: +0.37%
Baoshan Iron & Steel or Baosteel's (SHA:600019) attributable profit rose 41% to 10.3 billion yuan in 2025 from 7.36 billion yuan in 2024, according to a Thursday filing with the Shanghai bourse.Earnings per share at the steel manufacturer increased 41% to 0.48 yuan from 0.34 yuan in the previous year.Operating revenue slipped 1.4% year over year to 317.5 billion yuan from 322.1 billion yuan.
Malaysia's international reserves stood at $126.6 billion at end-March, according to data released by the central bank on Thursday.Other foreign currency assets were recorded at $69 million, with the breakdown outlining expected inflows and outflows over the next 12 months.Short-term foreign currency outflows totalled $9.90 billion, while net short forward positions came in at $23.2 billion, reflecting liquidity management in the domestic market. Contingent liabilities were limited to $846.4 million, Bank Negara Malaysia said.
(Updates with the stock move in the headline and the first paragraph.)Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) shares were up 6% in Thursday's premarket activity after the tech giant reported overnight Q1 earnings and sales above market expectations.The company reported Q1 earnings late Wednesday of $5.11 per diluted share, up from $2.81 a year earlier.Analysts polled by FactSet expected $2.63.Revenue for the quarter ended March 31 rose to $109.9 billion, up from $90.2 billion a year earlier.Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected nearly $106.96 billion.The company raised its quarterly cash dividend to $0.22 per share from $0.21, payable June 15 to stockholders of record as of June 8.Price: $368.21, Change: $+20.90, Percent Change: +6.02%