AirAsia's third quarter net profit increased 81% on-year. They also announced a special dividend of 40 sen per share for the financial year.

07:13 - CIMB also posted an increase in its third quarter net profit - 4% on-year. Meanwhile, analysts quoted by The Edge Financial Daily reported that there were generally no negative surprises in the latest quarterly and cumulative earnings for the period ended Sept 30, 2018 for Bursa Malaysia-listed banks.