Singapore Stocks Just Had Their Best Month in 6 Years — But the Real Test Starts Now
👋 Hey SGX fam — if you blinked last week, you basically missed the move. The $Straits Times Index(STI.SI)$ just printed its strongest monthly gain since November 2020, cracked a fresh all-time high on Monday, and a certain shipbuilder decided to rip nearly +19% in five sessions off the back of a record earnings print. Buckle up — here's the full play-by-play, the why, and what actually matters next. 🎇The Setup: STI's Monster July (And an Even Fresher High) The $Straits Times Index(STI.SI)$ climbed +8.8% in July — its best monthly performance since November 2020. It ended the month at 5,628.50 and notched an all-time high of 5,713.19 on July 29. For the first seven months of 202
🪙 SGX Just Had a Record Year — Now 50 IPOs Could Be Coming
Let's be honest — for the better part of a decade, writing about the Singapore stock market felt like narrating a slow-motion chess game where both players kept agreeing to a draw. Delistings outnumbered IPOs. Liquidity was thin. Retail investors yawned and went back to buying US tech. But something changed. And if you've been watching the $Straits Times Index(STI.SI)$ chart lately, you already know what I'm talking about. On July 29, 2026, the $Straits Times Index(STI.SI)$ hit an all-time intraday high of 5,713.19. That came on the back of an 8.8% monthly rally in July — the index's strongest monthly performance since November 2020 — and a 24.0% seven-month total retur
Weekly: ALK, OTX, BDA, A93, UIBU & XVG lead Buybacks
Over the five sessions, close to 70 director interests and substantial shareholdings were filed for more than 35 primary-listed stocks. Directors or CEOs reported six acquisitions and no disposals, while substantial shareholders recorded six acquisitions and four disposals. This included CEO or director acquisitions filed for AcroMeta, All-Link Air & Sea, PNE Industries, Stamford Land and SunMoon Food. 1. $All-Link A&S(ALK.SI)$ Executive Director and substantial shareholder Mdm Tang Ying acquired 5,050,800 shares on 5 August, the first day of trading for All-Link Air & Sea on the SGX Mainboard. The acquisition increased her direct interest from 51.7% to 55.02%. The group raised gross proceeds of approximately S$20.1 million fro
🇸🇬 Happy Birthday Singapore: The STI Is Up 23% — How Much Higher Can It Go?
Drop your take on Singapore’s market rally below to earn Tiger Coins for top insights! 🐯🪙 At Singapore's National Day, the Straits Times Index sits near all-time highs. The question is no longer whether it has rallied — but whether banks, the exchange, rate expectations, and capital reallocation can push it to the next level. Core Thesis 🐯 The $Straits Times Index(STI.SI)$'s 22.6% rally is not just "National Day sentiment" — it is a structural repricing driven by Singapore's large-cap composition: resilient bank earnings, the exchange's scarce-asset premium, and defensive cash flows have pushed the index to the edge of record territory. As of the latest close, the STI stands at 5,698.43, up ~22.6% from the 2025 year-end level of
STI Banks' Combined NOII Reaches Record S$5.72 Billion in 2Q26
The combined index weight of $DBS(D05.SI)$$OCBC Bank(O39.SI)$$UOB(U11.SI)$ now accounts for around 20% of the FTSE ASEAN All-Share Index, up from around 9% at end-2019. Together, the trio manage approximately S$1.5 trillion in loans and deposits and have a combined market capitalisation of around S$420 billion. For 2Q26, the trio reported record combined total income of S$13.86 billion, comprising S$8.14 billion in net interest income and a record S$5.72 billion in non-interest income. Combined Income Record NOII Driven by Wealth, Treasury and Trading Activity Combined non-interest income (NOII) for DBS, OCBC and UOB reached a record S$5.72 billion in 2Q2
🪙 Tiger Coins | DBS vs OCBC vs UOB: Which Bank Actually Won Earnings Season?
Singapore’s Big Three banks delivered their Q2 report cards within a 24-hour window. DBS reported first on August 6, followed by $OCBC Bank(O39.SI)$ and $UOB(U11.SI)$ on August 7. At first glance, all three delivered year-on-year profit growth. But once the numbers are compared side by side, the differences become much clearer. This earnings season was not simply about who made the most money. The bigger question was which bank adapted best to a lower-rate environment, found new sources of growth and gave investors the strongest reason to keep buying. As of post, $DBS(D05.SI)$ YTD 2026 is 33.12%, $UOB(U11.SI)$ YT