Market Snapshot Singapore's STI Edges Higher at Open on Wednesday; JMH USD Rises 1.5%, AEM SGD +0.8%, UOL +0.2%, DBS +0.17%; UMS -0.39% Stocks in Focus The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Sep 2): Keppel DC Reit : The real estate investment trust’s (Reit) private placement to partially fund the majority acquisitions of two Japan data centres has been upsized from S$600 million to S$625 million on “strong demand” from investors, its manager said on Wednesday. The placement was about 3.4 times covered. The issue price per new unit has been fixed at S$2.10, with the new units set to trade from Sep 10. Units of Keppel DC Reit closed flat at S$2.20 on Monday, before the manager called for a trading halt before the market opened
SG Morning Call | STI Nearly Flat; JMH USD Rises 1.6%, UOL Gains Almost 1%, Singtel Up 0.4%
Market Snapshot Singapore's STI index nearly flat‑lined on Tuesday; $AEM SGD(AWX.SI)$ fell around 0.7%, $UMS(558.SI)$ dropped 0.75%; $JMH USD(J36.SI)$ rose 1.6%, $UOL(U14.SI)$ gained nearly 1%, and $Singtel 10(Z77.SI)$ climbed 0.4%. Stocks in Focus The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Sep 1): Frasers Property : The property developer, investor and operator on Monday said it acquired Cuppage Terrace – a cluster of 17 conservation shophouses in the Orchard Road area – for an agreed property value of S$175 m
SG Morning Call | Singapore Stocks Open Lower; STI Down 0.11%; AEM SGD Slides 2%, Kep Infra Tr Gains 1%; OCBC, DBS Rise
Market Snapshot Monday, August 31, Singapore shares commenced the session in negative territory, with the Straits Times Index (STI) declining 0.11%. $AEM SGD(AWX.SI)$ slid over 2%, $UMS(558.SI)$ fell 1.8%, and $JMH USD(J36.SI)$ retreated 0.77%. In contrast, Kep Infra Tr climbed nearly 1%, while OCBC Bank and DBS added 0.7% and 0.5%, respectively. Stocks in Focus The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Aug 31): ComfortDelGro : A consortium formed by ComfortDelGro (CDG) and French transport company RATP Dev will operate and maintain all four lines of the Copenhagen metro system from September 2027,
SGX Weekly Review | STI Edges Up 0.19%; H22 Surges 10%, AVP Gains 7%, E28 Drops Nearly 9%
Singapore’s benchmark indices were mixed this week, with the Straits Times Index (STI) edging up 0.19% for the week. All three local banking heavyweights closed higher: $DBS(D05.SI)$ added 0.2% week on week, $OCBC Bank(O39.SI)$ rose 0.29% and hit a fresh intraday record on Aug 26, while $UOB(U11.SI)$ gained 0.62% across the week. Elsewhere, $Seatrium Ltd(5E2.SI)$ advanced 2.33% and $Wilmar Intl(F34.SI)$ climbed 2.7%. On the downside, $UOL(U14.SI)$ dropped 3.87%, $DFIRG USD(D01.SI)$
SG Morning Call | STI Rises 0.2%; AvePoint Soars 7%; Seatrium, UOL, AEM SGD up over 1%; YZJ Maritime, Great Eastern, YZJ Shipbldg up Within 1%
Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Friday. STI rose 0.15%; AvePoint up 7%; Seatrium, UOL, AEM SGD up over 1%; YZJ Maritime, Great Eastern, YZJ Shipbldg up within 1%. Stocks in Focus $Frencken(E28.SI)$: The tech solutions provider on Thursday announced that it plans to raise S$100 million through a proposed placement of 44.1 million shares at S$2.2687 each. The new shares will be offered privately to institutional and accredited private investors. The proposed placement share price is at a 10 per cent discount and represents about 10.3 per cent of the existing issued shares as at Thursday. The counter closed flat at S$2.54 on Tuesday, before the company called for a trading halt. It resumes trading on Friday.
SG Morning Call | STI Falls 0.27%; Sri Trang Agro, AEM SGD up over 2%; UMS, ST Engineering, ThaiBev, Olam Group up over 1%
Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lower on Thursday. STI fell 0.27%; Sri Trang Agro, AEM SGD up over 2%; UMS, ST Engineering, ThaiBev, Olam Group up over 1%. Stocks in Focus $UOB(U11.SI)$: The bank on Thursday said it priced a one billion euro (US$1.2 billion) dual-tranche covered bond transaction across two-year and five-year tenors, the first offering of its kind by an Asian issuer. The issuance generated “exceptionally strong” demand, with order books peaking at over 4.25 billion euros, allowing the bank to significantly tighten pricing and achieve highly attractive funding costs. UOB shares fell 0.4 per cent or S$0.16 to close at S$40.95 on Wednesday. $ST Engineering(S63.SI)$: The group’s ur
SG Morning Call | Singapore Stocks Open Flat; SingPost Jumps 1.5% as Q1 Operating Profit up 55.2%; UOB Kay Hian, PanUnited up Around 1%
Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened flat on Wednesday. Wing Tai, Golden Agri-Res up nearly 2%; SingPost jumped 1.5% as Q1 operating profit up 55.2%; UOB Kay Hian, PanUnited up around 1%. Stocks in Focus $Singapore Post(S08.SI)$ (SingPost): The postal service operator posted an operating profit of S$4.1 million for its first fiscal quarter ended Jun 30, up 55.2 per cent on an annualised basis. The growth was driven primarily by cost management, lower labour-related costs and efficiency gains, the group said on Wednesday. Group revenue for Q1 fell marginally by 0.9 per cent year on year to S$93.4 million, but operating profit margin expanded from 2.8 to 4.4 per cent. SingPost shares fell 2.9 per cent or S$0.01 to close at S$0.33 on Tuesday. $Marco
SG Morning Call | Singapore Stocks Open Flat; Olam Group Down 2.8%; Frasers Property Down 2%; OUEREIT, AEM SGD Down over 1%; IFast, DBS Down Slightly
Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened flat on Tuesday. Olam Group down 2.8%; Frasers Property down 2%; OUEREIT, AEM SGD down over 1%; iFast, DBS down slightly. Stocks in Focus $Frasers Property(TQ5.SI)$: Its wholly owned subsidiary Frasers Property Treasury on Tuesday proposed issuing S$150 million of fixed rate notes under its S$5 billion multicurrency debt issuance programme. OCBC has been appointed as the joint lead manager and active bookrunner and CIMB will be the joint lead manager and passive bookrunner. The interest rate for the notes is fixed at 3.5 per cent per annum payable semi-annually in arrear. Shares of Frasers Property ended flat at S$1.03 on Monday. $UltraGreen.ai(ULG.SI)$: The com
SG Morning Call | STI Rises 0.3%; Wilmar Intl up over 2%; Golden Agri-Res, IFast, YZJ Shipbldg, CityDev, Kep Infra Tr, Mapletree Log Tr up Around 1%
Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Monday. STI rose 0.3%; Wilmar Intl up over 2%; Golden Agri-Res, iFast, YZJ Shipbldg, CityDev, Kep Infra Tr, Mapletree Log Tr up around 1%. Stocks in Focus $Mapletree Industrial Trust(ME8U.SI)$: The chief executive of the manager, Lily Ler, is stepping down from her position to become group chief financial officer of Mapletree Investments, the trust’s sponsor. She will officially vacate her positions as CEO and executive director of the manager on Oct 1, the manager said on Friday. She will be replaced by Anand Tze Ming Chandran, the current head of Asia-Pacific data centres at Mapletree Investments. The trust’s units closed at S$1.92 on Friday, up 0.5 per cent or S$0.01, before the news.
SGX Weekly Review | STI Falls 1%; Bumitama Agri Soars 15%; First Resources Gains 12%; Sri Trang Agro, HPH Trust USD Jump over 8%; Golden Agri-Res Rises 7%
Singapore stocks fell this week, with the STI down 1%. In terms of individual stocks, $Bumitama Agri(P8Z.SI)$ up 15%; $First Resources(EB5.SI)$ up 12%; $Sri Trang Agro(NC2.SI)$, $HPH Trust USD(NS8U.SI)$ up over 8%; $Golden Agri-Res(E5H.SI)$ up 7%. Market News CapitaLand and IOI Close to Buying Singapore $1.9 Billion Office Towers, Bloomberg Reports CapitaLand Investment and Malaysian developer IOI Properties Group are nearing a deal to buy an iconic office development in Singapore’s commercial center, according to people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported, T