OCBC Bank has voluntarily proposed to abstain from undertaking financial advisory work on take-overs for 6 months from 1 September 2008 and to donate up to $1m to sponsor education program in fraud awareness and detection.

Oil prices rebounded from a 13-month low Monday, pushing above US$81 a barrel after the dollar weakened and investors trickled back into financial markets on hopes that a globally coordinated rescue plan will stave off an economic crisis.

30 September, 2008: The Malaysian stock market was the least affected by the US financial crisis.