Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lower on Friday. STI fell 0.4%; AEM SGD fell over 3%; UMS, UOB, Frencken fell around 2%; First Resources, PanUnited, iFast, ST Engineering fell about 1%. Stocks in Focus $Geo Energy Resources(RE4.SI)$: The Indonesian coal producer said in a bourse filing on Thursday that its newly operational Marga Bara Jaya integrated infrastructure unit could add up to about US$350 million in annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation over time. The project marks a new source of earnings for the group beyond coal mining, said the company. SG Local News Singapore's Key Exports Rise 20.7% in June, Missing Forecasts Despite AI-Led Electronics Boom The Republic’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) ros

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lower on Thursday. STI fell 0.34%; Frencken, UMS down nearly 5%; AEM SGD, PC Partner down over 4%; PanUnited, ThaiBev, Sembcorp down around 1%. Stocks in Focus $Singapore Airlines(C6L.SI)$ (SIA): The national carrier on Wednesday reported a combined 3.7 million passengers flew on SIA and Scoot in June, up 6.3 per cent on the year. Passenger traffic also rose 4.1 per cent year on year, underpinned by robust demand for air travel, it said on Wednesday in a bourse filing of its operating results for June. Shares of SIA closed at S$7.60 on Wednesday, down 0.3 per cent or S$0.02, before the announcement. $Frasers Property(TQ5.SI)$: A Frasers Property-led consortium placed the top bid for a large mixed-use comme

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Wednesday. STI rose 0.69%; PC Partner, Ultragreen up over 2%; ThaiBev, AEM SGD up about 1%; ST Engineering, OCBC Bank up within 1%. Stocks in Focus $Addvalue Technologies(A31.SI)$: The satellite communications company is preparing for its potential spinoff listing on Nasdaq and has engaged professionals such as legal counsels and a US auditor, it said on Tuesday. It will also convene an in-person extraordinary general meeting in due course to seek shareholders’ approval for the proposed spinoff of the group’s unit Addvalue Solutions. Shares of Addvalue Technologies ended 3.9 per cent or S$0.005 higher at S$0.133, before the news. $Coliwoo(W8W.SI)$: The

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lower on Tuesday. STI fell 0.55%; YZJ Maritime, Keppel down nearly 2%; ST Engineering, SIA, YZJ Shipbldg, Wilmar Intl down over 1%. Stocks in Focus $DBS Bank(D05.SI)$, $OCBC Bank(O39.SI)$, $UOB(U11.SI)$: Shares of Singapore’s three local banks have surged to record levels over the past week, helping lift the Straits Times Index (STI) to a fresh high and pushing DBS above S$200 billion in market capitalisation on Monday (Jul 13) – making it the first Singapore-listed company to cross that threshold. Citi analyst Tan Yong Hong also increased his target prices for the lenders. He lifted DBS’ target to S$73.50 from S$65;

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lower on Monday. STI fell 0.09%; Centurion, Boustead up nearly 2%; Kep Infra Tr up 1%; SIA, YZJ Shipbldg down 0.8% each. Stocks in Focus $Q&M Dental(QC7.SI)$: Q&M Dental is acquiring dental groups in Australia and Thailand in a combined US$113.2 million push to build a pan-Asia dental company, the group announced on Sunday. It also said that it would defer further action on plans for a secondary listing on Bursa Malaysia, first announced in April 2025. Shares of Q&M last traded at S$0.555 on Thursday, before it called for a trading halt. The halt was lifted on Monday. $Suntec Reit(T82U.SI)$: Property tycoon Celine Tang has been appointed as chairman

Singapore stocks ended higher this week. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 4.29 per cent or 35.41 points to finish at 5,469.29. In terms of individual stocks,$UOB Kay Hian(U10.SI)$ surged nearly 13%; $UOB(U11.SI)$, $PanUnited(P52.SI)$ soared over 10%; $OCBC(O39.SI)$ gained 8%; $DBS(D05.SI)$ climbed over 5%. Market News Singapore Banks Hit Record Highs on Improved Sentiment and Earnings Outlook Local lenders hit new highs this week., $DBS(D05.SI)$ gained 5.5% to S$70.45, $

Singapore’s equities market posted strong gains this week, tracking a broader rally across regional markets. A weaker-than-expected U.S. nonfarm payroll report eased market concerns over monetary tightening risks. The Straits Times Index (STI) climbed more than 1% for the week, closing at a record high of 5,244.29 points. In terms of individual stocks, $UOB(U11.SI)$ gained over 1% this week to hit a record high. $DBS(D05.SI)$ rose more than 2% across the week, $OCBC Bank(O39.SI)$ advanced 1.8%, while $YZJ Shipbldg SGD(BS6.SI)$ climbed 1.7%. Market News New opportunities for Singapore businesses as Timor-Leste div

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Thursday. STI rose 0.26%; AEM SGD drops over 4%, UMS falls more than 3%, and Singtel edges lower; Kep Infra Tr gains nearly 1%, while UOL, DBS, and OCBC see modest rises. Stocks in Focus $City Developments Ltd(C09.SI)$ (CDL): A tie-up between City Developments Ltd (CDL) and Hong Realty on Thursday has placed the top bid of S$542.4 million for a 99-year leasehold private housing site in Peck Hay Road, a short walk from Newton MRT interchange station. The top bid works out to S$1,865.15 per square foot per plot ratio. The 80:20 joint venture between CDL and Hong Realty plans to develop a 39-storey residential tower with about 380 units. Shares of CDL on Thursday ended at S$8.23, S$0.04 or 0.5 per c

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Wednesday. STI rose 0.32%; UMS rose more than 2%; AEM SGD, Singtel up over 1%; Kep Infra Tr, JMH USD slips nearly 1%；DBS, OCBC Bank saw slight declines. Stocks in Focus The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Jul 1): $Frasers Cpt Tr(J69U.SI)$ : The real estate investment trust (Reit) is divesting White Sands mall for S$467 million, which represents an 8.4 per cent premium over a May 31 independent valuation. The divestment of the Pasir Ris mall is expected to be completed around Sep 30. The manager on Tuesday said it intends to use the estimated net proceeds of about S$454.1 million to repay debt, after accounting for divestment-rela

Singapore stocks ended slightly lower this week, with the STI down 0.02%, amid a global tech sell-off rippling across Asia markets. In terms of individual stocks, SIA rose 5.1%; SIA Engineering rose 3%; Sats rose 2.8%; Sembcorp rose 2.2%; Singtel rose 1.8%; UOB rose 1.4%; OCBC and SGX rose 0.9%; DBS fell 0.8%; Keppel fell 1.9%; Seatrium and ST Engineering fell 3.9%; Yangzijiang Shipbuilding fell 5.2%. Market News Singapore's Core Inflation Steady at 1.4% Despite Oil Crunch Singapore’s core inflation rate was unchanged last month, even as the Middle East conflict had pushed up global prices of energy and fertilizer. Core inflation, which excludes housing and private transportation costs, rose 1.4% in May from a year earlier, according to a statement by the Department of Statistics Singapore

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lower on Friday. STI fell 0.18%; AEM SGD down 4%; UMS down 2%; SIA up 0.7%; Frasers Property, Thomson Medical up around 2%. Stocks in Focus $MoneyMax(5WJ.SI)$: A wholly owned subsidiary of the pawnbroker and gold retailer has priced RM200 million (S$62.7 million) in three-year fixed-rate notes at 5.7 per cent. They were issued on Thursday and will mature on Jun 25, 2029, a bourse filing stated on Thursday. The issue is part of the company’s RM500 million medium-term note programme. Shares of MoneyMax ended at S$0.775 on Thursday, down 2.5 per cent or S$0.02, before the announcement. $Del Monte Pacific(D03.SI)$: The canned-food brand on Thursday reported a 7

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Thursday. STI rose 0.2%; PC Partner up nearly 10%; UMS, Frencken, Top Glove up over 2%; CSE Global, SATS, Singtel, SIA up over 1%. Stocks in Focus $Frasers Property(TQ5.SI)$: The real estate group on Thursday said it is proposing a S$2.1 billion optimisation of its Frasers Hospitality Trust (FHT) portfolio, marking the next stage of its hospitality strategy following the trust’s privatisation last year. The restructuring will, among other things, reverse certain legacy arrangements and bring FHT’s carved-out lease and reversionary interests under a single title ownership. It will also allow Frasers Property to consolidate full ownership of Fraser Suites Singapore, facilitating a potential redevel

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Wednesday. STI rose 0.15%; Frencken, Food Empire up over 2%; UMS, Venture, Boustead up around 1%; Kep Infra Tr, StarHub down around 1%. Stocks in Focus $Singtel(Z74.SI)$: The telco on Tuesday said its wholly owned Australian subsidiary Optus has priced S$200 million 10-year fixed-rate notes at 2.84 per cent. The notes will be issued on Jun 30, 2026, and mature on Jun 30, 2036. The net proceeds will be swopped into Australian dollars and used by Optus to fund its ordinary course of business, it added. Singtel shares closed at S$4.35 on Tuesday, down 0.2 per cent or S$0.01, before the news.  $Singapore Airlines(C6L.SI)$ (SIA): The flag carrier on Tuesday said it is issuing 1.5 b

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Tuesday. STI rose 0.34%; ThaiBev, YZJ Shipbldg up around 1%; Sheng Siong, DBS, Wilmar Intl up within 1%; StarHub. UMS dropped around 1%. Stocks in Focus $Singapore Airlines(C6L.SI)$ (SIA): SIA on Monday said that it plans to sell its first five-year benchmark dim sum bond, an offshore yuan bond issued outside mainland China, and has hired four banks to arrange the potential deal. Singapore Airlines has not disclosed the planned size. Shares of SIA ended on Monday at S$7.33, S$0.05 or 0.7 per cent higher. $Guocoland(F17.SI)$: Property developer GuocoLand announced on Monday that its wholly owned subsidiary, GLL IHT, has priced an offering of S$110 milli