PRE-MARKET AUSTRALIAN AND SOUTH KOREAN STOCKS NEWS: IDP Education (IEL AT) rejected two takeover offers from Blackstone, including a second bid valuing the Co. at AUD 696mln

AUSTRALIA

Capricorn Metals (CMM AT) - Co. completed the Karlawinda Expansion Project, with the new plant reaching its targeted 6.5mln tonnes per annum throughput on schedule. (Motley Fool)

IDP Education (IEL AT) - Co. rejected two takeover offers from Blackstone, including a second bid valuing the Co. at AUD 696mln. (The Australian)

Iluka Resources (ILU AT) - Co. Nonexecutive Director Peter Smith will retire effective September 23 and is considering the appointment of a new nonexecutive director. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

Macquarie Group (MQG AT) - Co. secured AUD 1.45bln through a bond issue that generated AUD 3bln in investor demand. (The Australian)

Myer Holdings (MYR AT) - Co. FY (AUD) net loss 276.5mln (prev. loss 211mln Y/Y), rev. rose 11.3% Y/Y to AUD 4.1bln, final dividend nil. (Capital Brief)

Nufarm (NUF AT) - Co. expects FY26 underlying EBITDA to rise about 25% Y/Y to AUD 370-380mln, leverage to decline to roughly 2.0x and Seed Technologies to deliver strong underlying EBITDA growth; strategy refresh is progressing to plan, with AUD 50mln in run-rate cost savings targeted by end-FY27 and FY26 post-tax material items of AUD 90-110mln related to the strategy refresh and cost-reduction programme. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

REA Group (REA AT) - Co. appointed former AMP Bank CEO Sally Bruce as an independent nonexecutive director, effective November 2. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

Tuas (TUA AT) - Co. FY26 (SGD) EBITDA rose 22% Y/Y to 83.7mln, rev. rose 24% Y/Y to 187.6mln. (Motley Fool)

SOUTH KOREA

Samsung Electronics (005930 KS) - Kiwoom Securities said the Co.’s Q3 operating profit is likely to fall short of earlier expectations, citing a faster-than-expected decline in USD/KRW and a smaller-than-expected increase in commodity DRAM prices. (ChosunBiz)

Geopolitical

South Korea is seeking multilateral talks to formally end the Korean War and supports a phased approach to North Korean denuclearisation, beginning with a halt to nuclear and missile advances, followed by reductions and ultimately denuclearisation. (ChosunBiz)