Market OverviewThe Straits Times Index (STI) posted a solid gain for the week, rising approximately 1.24% to close at 5,698.43 on Friday, August 7. The market was supported by renewed buying interest in blue-chip names, with financial stocks leading gains after major lenders reported better-than-expected second-quarter results. STI Constituents With Strong Performance Among the 30 STI constituents, financial stocks were the biggest contributors. DBS Group Holdings (D05): Shares advanced strongly after Q2 earnings exceeded expectations. The stock price rose more than 3% during the week and hit a record high. OCBC (O39): OCBC rose more than 4% during the week, hitting a new all-time high. The bank reported Q2 net profit of S$2.22 billion, up 22% year on year. Singapore Exchange (S68): The st

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Friday. STI rose 0.3%; Venture up 7%; SGX, OCBC Bank up over 2% on strong earnings; DBS rose slightly; UOB fell over 2%. Stocks in Focus $UOB(U11.SI)$: The lender on Friday said it recorded a S$1.48 billion net profit for its three months ended Jun 30, up 10 per cent year on year from S$1.34 billion. This was due to net fee income rising on record wealth management fees. The earnings slightly beat the S$1.45 billion consensus forecast in a Bloomberg survey of five analysts. It declared a dividend of S$0.88 per share for the period, down from S$1.10 per share paid out in the same year-ago period. UOB shares ended 1.2 per cent or S$0.52 higher at S$43.58 on Thursday.

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Thursday. STI rose 0.25%; DBS rose 1.2% after posting record Q2 profit; GLD US$ up over 3%; Top Glove, Thomson Medical up around 2%. Stocks in Focus $DBS(D05.SI)$: The local bank’s net profit for the three months ended Jun 30, 2026, stood at S$3.08 billion, up 9 per cent from the S$2.82 billion in the year-ago period. It rose as higher non-interest income – including a surge in wealth fees – more than offset a declining rate environment. Ahead of the results, shares of DBS closed 1.3 per cent or S$0.95 lower at S$73.55 on Wednesday. $Keppel(BN4.SI)$: The asset manager and operator on Wednesday said that it has successfully hit S$2.1 billion in year-to-

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lower on Wednesday. STI fell 0.2%; AEM SGD, Top Glove up over 2%; UMS, OUEREIT, Centurion, Frencken up over 1%. Stocks in Focus $Keppel Infrastructure Trust(A7RU.SI)$ (KIT): The trustee-manager on Wednesday said it has acquired a 45 per cent stake in second German solar portfolio from Enpal for 34 million euros (US$39.2 million). The deal will be executed via a special purpose vehicle, with the venture slated to increase KIT’s total renewable energy portfolio capacity by about 205 megawatts to around 1.4 gigawatts. Units of KIT closed down 3.7 per cent or S$0.02 at S$0.525 on Tuesday. $Mapletree Logistics Trust(M44U.SI)$ (MLT): It has priced S$400 million in subordinated perpetual securities at 3.5 per cent under its S$3 billion euro medium-term secu

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Tuesday. STI rose 0.04%; Grab US SDR 2to1 up over 7%; UMS, AEM SGD, iFast up around 2%; Frencken, OUEREIT, ThaiBev, JMH USD up over 1%. Stocks in Focus $Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust(C2PU.SI)$: Parkway Life Reit’s distribution per unit (DPU) rose 14.6 per cent to S$0.0877 for its first half ended Jun 30, from S$0.0765 in the year-ago period, the manager reported on Tuesday. Revenue was down 1.6 per cent at S$77.1 million for the half-year period, from S$78.3 million in the previous corresponding period. Units of Parkway Life Reit closed flat at S$4.22 on Monday. $Lendlease Global Commercial Reit(JYEU.SI)$: The Reit on Monday reported a DP

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lower on Monday. STI fell 0.11%; Seatrium, Far East HTrust up nearly 2%; OUEREIT, UMS, Frencken, ThaiBev, Sheng Siong up around 1%. Stocks in Focus $Nio(NIO.SI)$: The electric vehicle giant on Sunday said it delivered 35,934 vehicles in July, representing a year-on-year rise of 71 per cent. The deliveries comprised 20,008 vehicles from the Nio brand, 10,155 vehicles from the Onvo brand and 5,771 vehicles from the Firefly brand. This brings the total number of vehicle deliveries in the year to date to 227,057, up 68 per cent rise from the same year-ago period. Shares of Nio ended Friday 2.9 per cent or US$0.14 up to close at US$4.94 before the news. $OUE(LJ3.SI)$

Jardine Cycle & Carriage (JC&C) (SGX: C07) has announced a proposed special dividend of approximately US$0.73 per share. This includes a cash component and a direct distribution in specie of the company's remaining stake in Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation. The move is part of a strategy to sharpen the focus of the company's portfolio and enhance returns for shareholders. Shares of JC&C soared about 7% on the news. The cash portion of US$0.37 per share is being funded by Jardine's divestments of Toyota shares listed in Tokyo, which occurred in April. Meanwhile, the distribution in specie involves around 7.2 million common shares of Toyota, valued at roughly US$0.36 per share. When combined with the previously declared interim dividend of US$0.28 per share—unchanged

Singapore stocks rose this week, with the STI up 1.4%. In terms of individual stocks, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding rose 10.2%; Seatrium rose 7%; Sats rose 3.3%; DBS rose 2.8%; UOB rose 2%; OCBC rose 1.9%; Keppel rose 1.3%; SGX fell 1%; Singtel fell 1.1%; SIA fell 1.3%; Sembcorp fell 1.7%. Market News Singapore Core Inflation Accelerates to 1.6% As Oil Risks Linger Singapore's core inflation accelerated last month as higher global energy costs are beginning to filter through to consumer prices. Core inflation, which excludes housing and private transportation costs, rose to 1.6% in June from a year earlier, according to a statement by the Singapore Department of Statistics on Wednesday. That was faster than the 1.4% pace in May but below the median estimate in a Bloomberg News survey of 1.7%. T

Market Snapshot Singapore equities opened in negative territory on Friday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) slipping 0.56%. Across the broader market, major blue-chip stocks faced selling pressure. The local banking trio saw mixed to lower trades, with OCBC Bank shedding 0.8%, while DBS and UOL each declined by 0.6%. Telecommunications giant Singtel also dipped 0.6%. In the semiconductor and tech space, AEM Holdings (AEM SGD) dropped over 2%, and UMS Holdings (UMS) fell 1.5%. Bucking the broader downtrend, Jardine Matheson Holdings (JMH USD) managed to gain ground, rising more than 1% in early trading. Stocks in Focus The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Jul 24): Singapore Exchange (SGX) : The bourse operator said

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened mixed on Thursday, with the STI down 0.32%. UMS rose more than 1%, Kep Infra Tr gained 0.95%, UOL climbed 0.7%, and AEM SGD advanced 0.5%. JMH USD fell 0.9%, OCBC Bank declined 0.6%, and DBS dropped 0.3%. Stocks in Focus The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Jul 23): Keppel DC Reit : The real estate investment trust’s (Reit) distribution per unit (DPU) rose 11.3 per cent to S$0.05714 for its first half ended Jun 30, from S$0.05133 the year before, the manager announced on Thursday. Growth was driven by contributions from positive reversions and escalations secured in prior periods, as well as acquisitions of Tokyo Data Centre 3 and remaining interests in Keppel DC Singapore 3 & 4. Un

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened slightly lower on Wednesday, with the STI down 0.22%. UMS gained over 3% at the open, AEM SGD rose 1.6%, and Kep Infra Tr edged up nearly 1%. On the flip side, JMH USD dropped over 2%, while OCBC Bank and UOL slipped 0.6% and 0.5%, respectively. Stocks in Focus The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Jul 22): AEM Holdings : Semiconductor firm Advantest has filed a first amended complaint against AEM Holdings, extending a patent infringement dispute that started in October 2025. AEM said on Tuesday that it “has its own extensive patent portfolio and respects the intellectual property of others,” and denied the allegations. AEM shares ended Monday 4.9 per cent or S$0.43 up at S$9.28 before

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened mixed on Tuesday, with the Straits Times Index (STI) edging down 0.09%. In early trading, JMH USD gained 2.8%, while UOL rose 0.5% and UMS added 0.4%. On the downside, Kep Infra Tr dipped 0.9%, OCBC Bank slipped 0.8%, and DBS was marginally lower. Stocks in Focus The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Jul 21): Yeo Hiap Seng : The food and beverage company said on Monday that its 54-year-old chief executive officer Ong Yuh Hwang is resigning, due to “personal reasons.” He will be succeeded by Nestle vice-president and regional manager for the Asia, Oceania and Africa Adrian Ho, who will assume the role on Sep 1. The counter closed flat at S$0.57 on Monday, prior to the news. Fou

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Monday. STI rose 0.11%; AEM SGD rose more than 1%, OCBC Bank gained 0.9% and DBS climbed around 0.7%, with JMH up nearly 0.5%. On the downside, UOL slipped over 1% and UMS fell 0.4%. Stocks in Focus The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jul 20): Singapore Airlines (SIA) : The national carrier has defended its investment in Air India on Friday, in a response to the Securities Investors Association (Singapore), before the company’s annual general meeting on Jul 24. SIA said the move allows the group to access growth opportunities which cannot be fully realised via a single hub model, where flights connect only through one airport. Shares of SIA ended Friday 0.5 per cent or S$0.04 h

Singapore’s stock market maintained its upward momentum this week. The STI rose 0.73% for the full week and hit an all-time intraday high of 5,561.42 points on July 15. The FTSE Singapore Index closed 0.6% higher over the week, also notching a record peak of 1,252.02 points on July 15. In terms of individual stocks, $OCBC Bank(O39.SI)$ rose over 4% this week, and $DBS(D05.SI)$ rose 2.14%, both hitting record highs during the week; $YZJ Shipbldg SGD(BS6.SI)$ rose 0.55% for the week. $SGX(S68.SI)$ fell 1.49% this week, and $ST Engineering(S63.SI)$ fell 4.84%. Market News