Singapore stocks rose this week, with the STI up 1.6%, as investors responded positively to hopes of the US and Iran reach a deal to end hostilities. In terms of individual stocks, ST Engineering rose 8.7%; SGX rose 6%; DBS rose 3.2%; Keppel rose 2.9%; SIA rose 2.7%; OCBC rose 2.6%; Sembcorp rose 1.3%; UOB rose 1.1%; Yangzijiang Shipbuilding and Singtel fell 4.8%; Wilmar fell 5.5%; NIO fell 13.6%. Market News Singapore Tops Indonesia as Biggest Southeast Asia Stock Market Singapore has overtaken Indonesia as Southeast Asia's largest stock market, signaling investors’ endorsement of the city-state's market reforms and their diminishing confidence in the larger country’s economic management. Singapore's market capitalization has climbed to $645 billion, while that of Indonesia has fallen by

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Friday. STI up 0.3%; Keppel up 4%; Genting Sing up 2%. Stocks in Focus Keppel : BN4: The group on Friday announced the termination of its proposed divestment of M1, as the sale and purchase agreement to divest M1 to Simba Telecom has terminated and ceased to have effect. This follows a Monday announcement by the Infocomm Media Development Authority that it has halted its assessment of the proposed M1-Simba consolidation until further notice. The counter closed on Thursday 1 per cent or S$0.10 higher at S$10.42. Nio : NIO: The electric vehicle maker reported on Thursday a net loss of 332.1 million yuan (S$62.5 million) for its first quarter ended Mar 31, narrowing from a net loss of about 6.8 billion yuan a year earlier. Revenue stood at 25

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Thursday. STI up 0.4%; Singtel down 2%. Stocks in Focus $Singtel(Z74.SI)$: On Thursday, it posted a net profit of S$2.2 billion for its second half ended Mar 31, down 20.9 per cent from S$2.8 billion in the year-ago period. Its H2 underlying net profit grew 10.6 per cent to S$1.4 billion as revenue rose 2.7 per cent to S$7.4 billion. Separately, Indonesian digital bank Superbank will be consolidated into Grab’s financial services segment, after Singtel transfers its stake in Superbank to GXS Bank, which is a joint venture between Grab and the telco, Grab announced on Wednesday. The counter closed 0.8 per cent or S$0.04 higher at S$5.02 on Wednesday. $CityD

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lower on Wednesday. STI down 0.6%; YZJ Shipbldg down 3%; SATS down 2%. Stocks in Focus $HongkongLand USD(H78.SI)$: The property group posted a 5 per cent rise in underlying profit for its first quarter ended Mar 31, 2026, compared with the same period a year earlier. This was primarily due to lower net financing charges, offsetting reduced contributions from Singapore following the disposal of Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3 prior to the formation of its new fund, the group said on Tuesday. Shares of Hongkong Land closed at US$7.96 on Tuesday, down US$0.03 or 0.4 per cent, before the release of the results. $YZJ Shipbldg SGD(BS6.SI)$: The company on Tuesday

Singapore's equity market reached a new historic high as investors turned to defensive assets during the volatility triggered by the Iran war. The Straits Times Index advanced up to 1.1% on Tuesday, reaching 5,051.28 and exceeding its prior intraday peak from February 23. Key drivers of the increase were Thai Beverage PCL, Singapore Telecommunications Ltd., and CapitaLand Investment Ltd. The city-state's benchmark index has gained approximately 8.6% year-to-date, contrasting with a 0.3% drop in the MSCI Asean Index. This record was achieved even as a sell-off in technology stocks on Tuesday weighed on equity markets throughout Asia. In contrast to other Asian markets like South Korea or Taiwan, Singapore's rally has not been fueled by artificial intelligence hype. Its performance this year

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Tuesday. STI up 0.3%; Nio down 2.5%; SingPost down 1.5%. Stocks in Focus $CityDev(C09.SI)$: Kwek Leng Peck, cousin of CDL’s executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng, will take on the role of vice-chairman of the company’s board, and become a non-independent and non-executive director on Jun 1. A bourse filing on Monday said this move sees the 69-year-old rejoin the company after he resigned from the latter posts in October 2020. Shares of CDL closed S$0.02 lower or 0.3 per cent to reach S$7.84 on Monday, before the news. $Lendlease Reit(JYEU.SI)$: The manager of the trust on Monday posted a positive retail rental reversion of 12.2 per cent for the third quar

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Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lower on Monday. STI down 0.5%; YZJ Shipbldg down 3%; Keppel, UOL down 2%. Stocks in Focus $Keppel(BN4.SI)$: The group said on Monday that it will remove the proposed divestment of its stake in M1’s telco business from its announced monetisation plans for 2025, after news of the Infocomm Media Development Authority halting the assessment of the proposed M1-Simba merger. Separately, Keppel announced on Friday a definitive 25-year deal with the global arm of Australian telco Telstra for a fibre pair on the Bifrost Cable System. Keppel’s shares ended Friday at S$10.60, down 0.9 per cent or S$0.10. $SingaporeLandGrp(U06.SI)$: Singapore Land Group (SingLand) announce

Singapore stocks rose this week, with the STI up 1.36%. In terms of individual stocks, $AEM SGD(AWX.SI)$ up 25%; $UMS(558.SI)$ up 22%; $Riverstone(AP4.SI)$ up 19%; $Genting Sing(G13.SI)$ fell 13%; $ComfortDelGro(C52.SI)$ down 10%. AEM quadruples Q1 profit to S$14.3 million, raises FY2026 revenue guidance by 20% Semiconductor test solutions provider AEM : AWX -6.66% posted S$14.3 million in net profit for the first quarter ended Mar 31, more than quadrupling from S$3.3 million in the year-ago period. The company also raised its FY2026 revenue guidance by 20 per cent to

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lower on Friday. STI fell 0.07%; SIA up nearly 2% after earnings; AEM SGD up over 6%; UMS up over 5%; ThaiBev, CSE Global up over 2%; Singtel down 1%; Centurion down 4%. Stocks in Focus $Singapore Airlines(C6L.SI)$ (SIA): The flag carrier announced on Thursday evening that its earnings for its second half ended March more than halved year on year to S$945.5 million from S$2 billion. It attributed the 53.6 per cent reduction in H2 net profit largely to the absence of a one-off, non-cash accounting gain of S$1.1 billion. This was from the disposal of the Vistara airline and recognised in the year-ago period. SIA shares finished 0.2 per cent or S$0.01 lower at S$6.27, before the results were announced.

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Thursday. STI rose 0.16%; AEM SGD up 11%; Food Empire up over 8%; Centurion up nearly 5%; Yanlord Land up 2%; SIA up 0.8%; SIA Engineering, Genting Sing down around 1%. Stocks in Focus $Keppel Infrastructure Trust(A7RU.SI)$ (KIT): The trust on Thursday reported a distributable income of S$53.7 million for the first quarter of 2026 – a 17.3 per cent decrease from S$65 million recorded in the year-ago period. When excluding a one-off S$21.7 million divestment gain in 2025, distributable income was up 18.2 per cent year on year from S$45.5 million. Units of KIT fell 0.9 per cent to close S$0.005 lower at S$0.53 on Wednesday. $ComfortDelGro(C52.SI)$ (CDG)

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Wednesday. STI rose 0.62%; Genting Sing fell over 7%; UMS, Wilmar Intl up over 3%; Sembcorp Ind, Keppel, OCBC Bank up over 1%. Stocks in Focus $Genting Singapore(G13.SI)$: The group’s revenue fell 3 per cent on the year to S$607.6 million from S$626.2 million for its first quarter ended Mar 31. Its net profit after taxation dived 55 per cent to S$65.2 million from S$145 million, it said on Tuesday. Revenue slipped 3 per cent to S$607.6 million. The counter ended Tuesday 1.5 per cent or S$0.01 higher at S$0.69, before the news. $NTT Data Centre (DC) Reit(NTDU.SI)$: The manager of NTT DC Reit on Tuesday reported a distribution per unit (DPU) of US$0.038

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lower on Tuesday. STI rose 0.03%; Riverstone up nearly 10%; SIA Engineering, CSE Global up over 3%; YZJ Shipbldg, Seatrium up around 1%; AvePoint, Keppel Reit down around 2%. Stocks in Focus $OCBC(O39.SI)$: The bank on Tuesday priced 500 million euros (S$746.9 million) worth of 2.989 per cent fixed rate covered bonds due in 2029 under its US$10 billion global covered bond programme. The net proceeds from the issue of the bonds will be used for the bank’s general corporate purposes. Shares of OCBC rose 2.7 per cent to close S$0.58 higher at S$22.50 on Monday. $OUE(LJ3.SI)$: Wholly owned subsidiary OUE Treasury on Tuesday proposed to issue S$150 million worth of 3

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lower on Monday. STI fell 0.2%; Geo Energy up over 7%; Top Glove, Hong Leong Asia, AvePoint up over 4%; ValueMax up 3%; PropNex up over 2%. Stocks in Focus $SBS Transit(S61.SI)$: The transport operator on Friday posted a 2.2 per cent decline in Q1 net profit to S$15.6 million, from S$15.9 million in the same year-ago period on the back of lower interest income. Revenue stood at S$391.8 million, a 4.8 per cent increase from S$373.8 million in the previous year, which was due to higher service fees for buses. Shares of SBS Transit fell 0.3 per cent or S$0.01 to S$3.60 on Friday, prior to the announcement. $Riverstone(AP4.SI)$: The glove manufacturer posted a 27.1

Singapore stocks rose this week, with the STI up 0.19%. In terms of individual stocks, $Olam Group(VC2.SI)$ up 18.63%; $Venture(V03.SI)$ up 15.92%; $Hong Leong Asia(H22.SI)$ up 14%; $CMS(8A8.SI)$ fell 4.76%; $Ultragreen(ULG.SI)$ fell 9.59%; $Bumitama Agri(P8Z.SI)$ down 10.69%. $Olam Group(VC2.SI)$ Soars 18.6% Intraday on Board Appointments and Leadership Changes Olam Group's stock surged over 18% this week, reflecting positive investor sentiment following significant corporate gov

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lower on Friday. STI fell 0.35%; OCBC Bank jumped 2.6% as Q1 profit beat estimates; UOB, SIA, iFast, ST Engineering down around 1%; Keppel, SATS down 2%. Stocks in Focus $OCBC(O39.SI)$: The lender reported on Friday that net profit for the first quarter rose 5 per cent, driven by strong growth in wealth management. Net profit for the three months ended Mar 31, stood at S$1.97 billion, versus S$1.88 billion a year earlier. This was above the S$1.88 billion consensus estimate in a Bloomberg survey of five analysts. Shares of OCBC closed 0.6 per cent, or S$0.12, lower at S$21.88 on Thursday. $ST Engineering(S63.SI)$: The urban solutions business of the company has

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Thursday. STI rose 0.4%; UOL, SATS up around 2%; Frencken, YZJ Maritime, Keppel up around 1%; Genting Sing, SIA up within 1%; Singtel, UOB Kay hian fell. Stocks in Focus $UOB(U11.SI)$: UOB reported on Thursday that its net profit for the first quarter fell 4 per cent on a softer operating environment. Net profit for the three months ended Mar 31, 2026, came in at S$1.44 billion, compared with S$1.49 billion a year earlier. This was above the S$1.39 billion consensus estimate in a Bloomberg survey of four analysts. Shares of UOB closed 1 per cent or S$0.37 higher at S$36.65 on Wednesday. $StarHub(CC3.SI)$: The telco posted a net profit of S$5.9 million

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Tuesday. STI rose 0.01%; CSE Global up over 6%; AEM SGD up 6%; Venture up over 3%; Centurion, First Resources, SIA up around 1%. Stocks in Focus $Great Eastern(G07.SI)$: The insurance arm of OCBC posted a 0.2 per cent increase in net profit to S$346.3 million for its first quarter ended Mar 31, 2026, from S$345.5 million in the previous corresponding period. The group said on Wednesday that its profit remained steady year on year despite a less favourable investment environment and was underpinned by improved insurance profits. Shares of Great Eastern closed S$0.01 or 0.1 per cent lower at S$15.60 on Tuesday. $Venture Corporation(V03.SI)$: The technolo

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lower on Tuesday. STI fell 0.1%; SIA Engineering rose 1.2%; YZJ Shipbldg rose 0.5%; OCBC and SIA fell 0.3%; SGX fell 0.4%; Keppel fell 0.5%. Stocks in Focus $OCBC(O39.SI)$: The lender on Monday announced that it agreed to acquire the assets and liabilities of HSBC’s retail and wealth management operations in Indonesia, via its subsidiary PT Bank OCBC NISP Tbk. The move is expected to add S$6.6 billion to OCBC Indonesia’s assets under management, comprising S$4.3 billion of customers’ investments in mutual funds and bonds, and insurances and customer deposits of S$2.3 billion. A customer retail loan book of S$0.3 billion will also be transferred to OCBC Indonesia. Shares of OCBC ended 0.1 per cent or S$0.03

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Monday. STI rose 0.6%; Wilmar and ST Engineering rose 2%; YZJ Shipbldg and Singtel rose 1%; DBS rose 0.5%; NIO fell 5%. Stocks in Focus $Singapore Exchange(S68.SI)$ (SGX): Mercuria Energy Group is suing SGX subsidiary The Baltic Exchange, where rates are set for tankers and massive bulk carriers handling global commodity trade, according to a Bloomberg report. The suit is over hundreds of millions in alleged losses due to distortions in a key benchmark for the cost of shipping oil from the Middle East. Separately, the Monetary Authority of Singapore and SGX RegCo jointly announced on Thursday that the anticipated SGX-Nasdaq dual-listing bridge is set to launch in mid-2026. SGX shares ended Thursd