Top Stock Market Highlights of the Week: Singtel’s Data Centre Mega-Deal, STT GDC’s Digital Infrastructure Push and Hongkong Land’s Private Fund

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Giant deals are back in style. This week, Singapore Telecommunications (SGX: Z74) solidified its claim as a regional digital powerhouse with a record-breaking data centre acquisition, while Hongkong...

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