Namchow (TPE:1702) posted a profit attributable to owners of the parent of NT$30.6 million, or NT$0.12 per basic share, for the first quarter of 2026, according to a Thursday Taiwan Exchange filing.
Shares slid about 2% in Friday's midday trade.
Operating revenue accumulated by the consumer goods conglomerate stood at NT$5.82 billion.
The company did not disclose comparative year-ago figures in the filing.
Clean TeQ Water (ASX:CNQ) secured a contract from Broken Hill Operations, a wholly-owned unit of Broken Hill Mines (ASX:BHM), for a new ATA tailings dewatering plant at the Rasp mine in New South Wales, according to a Friday Australian bourse filing.The plant forms part of Broken Hill Operations' ramp-up of its Rasp mine to a 750,000-tonnes-per-annum nameplate production rate, with practical completion of the dewatering plant targeted for the first half of 2027.Clean TeQ and Broken Hill Operations are also finalizing a long-term polymer supply agreement for the supply of ATA reagents and licensing of ATA technology to the mine.Clean TeQ's shares fell 1% in recent trading on Friday.
SUTL Enterprise (SGX:BHU) subsidiary ONE15 Marina KB and Keppel Bay agreed to defer the long-stop date to July 31, in connection with the acquisition of property and assets at the Marina at Keppel Bay, according to a Friday filing with the Singapore Exchange.Earlier, the two parties had signed a put and call option agreement to acquire Keppel Bay's assets for SG$40 million.
New Zealand shares ended lower on Thursday amid a broad-based decline in Asian shares as inflation fears impacted US Treasury bonds.The S&P/NZX 50 Index fell 0.46% or 60.06 points to close at 12,965.01.The US Treasury two-year yield rose to 4.07%, and the 10-year yield rose 4.5% amid investors' expectations of an upcoming Federal Reserve rate hike as inflation pressures rise.In domestic news, petrol and diesel prices in New Zealand increased by nearly 13% and 37%, respectively, in April compared with the previous month, according to a Stats NZ selected price indexes report.Also, New Zealand's manufacturing sector showed only marginal growth in April, as weakening demand and production pointed to a clear slowdown amid rising global uncertainty and softer business conditions, BusinessNZ said.In corporate news, Fletcher Building (ASX:FBU, NZE:FBU) entered into an unconditional agreement to sell its surplus Iplex Australia industrial property in Elizabeth for AU$20.1 million to an industrial property investor.Meridian Energy (ASX:MEZ, NZE:MEL) secured approval to develop the Bunnythorpe Energy Park in Manawatu in New Zealand's North Island, featuring a 120-megawatt (MW) solar farm alongside a previously approved battery energy storage system.