$DBS(D05.SI)$ : The Dividend Powerhouse The dip was triggered by Q4 provisions and tax costs—a classic case of the market punishing anything that isn't a "perfect beat." However, with a 38% surge in dividends, DBS remains the strongest "cash cow" of the three.
Morgan Stanley's report is a mix of highlights and controversy. Cloud is the standout — revenue grew 36% YoY, with external revenue accelerating to 35%, and AI-related revenue delivering triple-digit growth for 10 consecutive quarters, validating Alibaba Cloud's competitiveness in AI infrastructure.
Yesterday, the market endured a violent V-shaped reversal. Oil prices $WTI Crude Oil - main 2605(CLmain)$ surged at the open, dragging $S&P 500(.SPX)$ down as much as 1%.
The sell-off continued today. In pre-market trading, $SPDR Gold ETF(GLD)$ and $Gold Trust Ishares(IAU)$ fell 2.86% and 2.77%, respectively. Mining ETFs $VanEck Gold Miners ETF(GDX)$ and $VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF(GDXJ)$ declined 5.12% and 5.24%, while leveraged products amplified the downside, with $MicroSectors Gold Miners 3x Leveraged ETN(GDXU)$ down 15.37%, $Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares(NUGT)$ down 10.39%, and $Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares(JNUG)$ falling 7.03%.
Two massive catalysts are driving this surge: A Huge Insider Buy: CEO Jeff Green recently purchased about 6.4 million shares, a massive $148 million bet on his own company, showing extreme confidence in $Trade Desk Inc.(TTD)$ 's future. The OpenAI Alliance: $Trade Desk Inc.(TTD)$ is in early talks to automate OpenAI's ad sales. This move could make $Trade Desk Inc.(TTD)$ a major AI ad channel, rivaling giants like $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$ and $Alphabet(GOOG)$.
Singapore stocks opened sharply higher on Tuesday, with the STI surging 1.52%. ProNex, SATS, Keppel, CityDev and DBS rose around 2%, while OCBC, Genting Singapore and SIA gained over 1%.
At the recently concluded GTC 2026, $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ unveiled nearly its entire arsenal: the Vera Rubin architecture pushing the limits of compute, the acquisition of Groq bringing LPUs to strengthen inference capabilities, and the OpenClaw agent strategy. Jensen Huang has effectively completed a transformation—from “selling chips” to becoming a full-stack AI service provider.