Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lower on Thursday. STI fell 04%; Sats fell 6%; SIA fell 0.7%; OCBC fell 0.6%; DSB fell 0.4%. Stocks in Focus $OCBC(O39.SI)$: The bank announced on Thursday that it has priced £1 billion (US$1.4 billion) in aggregate principal amount of floating rate covered bonds due 2029. The covered bonds will bear interest at the compounded daily Sterling Overnight Index Average rate, plus 0.48 per cent per annum payable quarterly in arrear. The bonds are expected to be issued on Aug 26 and listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Aug 27. Shares of OCBC ended at S$30.94 on Wednesday, S$0.01 or 0.03 per cent lower. $Sats(S58.SI)$: The company on Wednesday posted a S$75.1 mill

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lower on Wednesday. STI fell 0.7%; OCBC fell 1.6%; Singtel fell 1.4%; UOB fell 0.7%; DBS fell 0.5%. Stocks in Focus $UMS Integration(558.SI)$: The group announced on Tuesday that the company’s wholly owned subsidiary in Singapore, UMS International, has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary in Vietnam, UMS Vietnam Integration Company, with an issued and paid-up share capital of US$2 million. Shares of UMS ended at S$2.82 on Tuesday, S$0.05 or 1.7 per cent lower. $Koh Brothers Eco Engineering(K75.SI)$: Shareholders of Koh Brothers Eco Engineering voted in favour of moving the company from the Catalist to the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange in an extraordinar

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lower on Tuesday. STI fell 0.6%; SGX fell 1.7%; Singtel, OCBC, and SIA fell 0.9%; DBS fell 0.8%; UOB fell 0.7%. Stocks in Focus $ST Engineering(S63.SI)$: The impact of the Middle East war, alongside higher fuel and logistics costs, is assessed to be ”not material at the group level”, said ST Engineering chief executive officer Vincent Chong on Thursday at the group’s annual general meeting (AGM). He added that less than 3 per cent of the group’s FY2025 revenue came from the Middle East. Shares of ST Engineering closed 2 per cent or S$0.22 lower at S$11.03 on Thursday. $CapLand IntCom T(C38U.SI)$: posted on Friday a 7.9 per cent rise in net property income (NPI)

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lower on Monday. STI fell 0.8%; Sembcorp Ind rose 1%; UOB fell 0.2%; Keppel, OCBC, DBS fell 0.3%; Singtel fell 0.5%. Stocks in Focus $Straits Trading Company(S20.SI)$: The group on Friday posted a net loss of S$11.1 million for the first half ended Jun 30, narrowing from a net loss of S$40.8 million in the same year-ago period. This was mainly due to stronger performance by the company’s resources segment, and the absence of non-cash remeasurement loss on the exchangeable bonds recognised in H1 the year prior. Revenue for H1 was up 49.5 per cent on the year to S$400 million, from S$267.5 million. The counter closed unchanged at S$1.62 on Friday, before the release of the results.

Singapore stocks rose this week, with the STI up 0.8%. Investors reacted positively to the possibility of the US Federal Reserve choosing not to raise interest rates in September. In terms of individual stocks, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding rose 10%; Genting Singapore rose 7.3%; ST Engineering rose 6.2%; OCBC rose 4.9%; Sembcorp rose 4.1%; Singtel rose 3.5%; SGX rose 3%; Keppel rose 1.3%; Sats fell 2.7%; UOB fell 3.5%; SIA fell 3.6%; Wilmar and YZJ Maritime fell 4.8%. Market News Singapore Raises 2026 Growth Forecast on AI Boom After Robust Q2 GDP Singapore raised its economic growth forecast for 2026 on Tuesday, saying a stronger-than-expected global artificial intelligence investment boom and a milder impact from the Middle East war should support activity in the second half of the year. The

Market Snapshot Singapore’s stock market opened mixed on friday, with the STI index down 0.36%. UMS surged more than 7% and AEM SGD gained nearly 5%, while UOL fell over 3% and JMH USD dropped more than 1%. Stocks in Focus The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Aug 14): $ThaiBev(Y92.SI)$: The company on Thursday reported a 1.8 per cent dip in revenue to 254 billion baht (US$7.7 billion) for the nine months ending Jun 30, compared with the year-ago period. The decline was led by its beer segment, where revenue dropped 5.3 per cent to 91.3 billion baht. The decline was attributed to unfavourable foreign exchange translation effects and a slight slowdown in the Thai market. Shares of Thai

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened mixed on Thursday, with the Straits Times Index (STI) edging up 0.09%. On the upside, $AEM SGD(AWX.SI)$ surged nearly 8%, while UMS climbed over 2%. On the downside, UOL fell more than 2%, and both JMH USD and Singtel declined by over 1%. OCBC Bank dipped 0.6%. Stocks in Focus The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Aug 13): $Singtel(Z74.SI)$: The telco on Thursday reported a 71.6 per cent fall in first-quarter net profit to S$818 million. It attributed the decline to exceptional gains from the sale of a partial stake in Airtel and the Intouch-Gulf Energy merger in the same quarter last year. Underly

Market Snapshot Singapore shares opened lower across the board on Wednesday, with the Straits Times Index dipping 0.07%. $AEM SGD(AWX.SI)$ and UOL advanced more than 1% each, DBS rose 0.3%, while JMH USD declined 1.6%. Stocks in Focus The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Aug 12): $CapLand IntCom T(C38U.SI)$: The trust on Wednesday posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.0602 for its first half ended Jun 30, up 7.1 per cent year-on-year. The DPU growth was supported by stronger operating performance and lower interest expenses, and achieved despite an enlarged unit base following a private placement in April. Distributable income fo

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks open mixed on Tuesday; $OCBC Bank(O39.SI)$ gains 1.8%, $Kep Infra Tr(A7RU.SI)$ and $UOL(U14.SI)$ rise nearly 1%; JMH USD falls nearly 1%, Singtel slips about 0.5%. Stocks in Focus The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Aug 11): $UOB Kay Hian(U10.SI)$: The brokerage on Friday posted a 66 per cent surge in net profit to S$164.7 million for the first half of FY2026 ended June, driven by higher trading volume and revenue growth. Revenue rose 41.8 per cent to S$481.1 million, and interest income grew 19.9 per cent to S$137.

Market OverviewThe Straits Times Index (STI) posted a solid gain for the week, rising approximately 1.24% to close at 5,698.43 on Friday, August 7. The market was supported by renewed buying interest in blue-chip names, with financial stocks leading gains after major lenders reported better-than-expected second-quarter results. STI Constituents With Strong Performance Among the 30 STI constituents, financial stocks were the biggest contributors. DBS Group Holdings (D05): Shares advanced strongly after Q2 earnings exceeded expectations. The stock price rose more than 3% during the week and hit a record high. OCBC (O39): OCBC rose more than 4% during the week, hitting a new all-time high. The bank reported Q2 net profit of S$2.22 billion, up 22% year on year. Singapore Exchange (S68): The st

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Friday. STI rose 0.3%; Venture up 7%; SGX, OCBC Bank up over 2% on strong earnings; DBS rose slightly; UOB fell over 2%. Stocks in Focus $UOB(U11.SI)$: The lender on Friday said it recorded a S$1.48 billion net profit for its three months ended Jun 30, up 10 per cent year on year from S$1.34 billion. This was due to net fee income rising on record wealth management fees. The earnings slightly beat the S$1.45 billion consensus forecast in a Bloomberg survey of five analysts. It declared a dividend of S$0.88 per share for the period, down from S$1.10 per share paid out in the same year-ago period. UOB shares ended 1.2 per cent or S$0.52 higher at S$43.58 on Thursday.

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Thursday. STI rose 0.25%; DBS rose 1.2% after posting record Q2 profit; GLD US$ up over 3%; Top Glove, Thomson Medical up around 2%. Stocks in Focus $DBS(D05.SI)$: The local bank’s net profit for the three months ended Jun 30, 2026, stood at S$3.08 billion, up 9 per cent from the S$2.82 billion in the year-ago period. It rose as higher non-interest income – including a surge in wealth fees – more than offset a declining rate environment. Ahead of the results, shares of DBS closed 1.3 per cent or S$0.95 lower at S$73.55 on Wednesday. $Keppel(BN4.SI)$: The asset manager and operator on Wednesday said that it has successfully hit S$2.1 billion in year-to-

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lower on Wednesday. STI fell 0.2%; AEM SGD, Top Glove up over 2%; UMS, OUEREIT, Centurion, Frencken up over 1%. Stocks in Focus $Keppel Infrastructure Trust(A7RU.SI)$ (KIT): The trustee-manager on Wednesday said it has acquired a 45 per cent stake in second German solar portfolio from Enpal for 34 million euros (US$39.2 million). The deal will be executed via a special purpose vehicle, with the venture slated to increase KIT’s total renewable energy portfolio capacity by about 205 megawatts to around 1.4 gigawatts. Units of KIT closed down 3.7 per cent or S$0.02 at S$0.525 on Tuesday. $Mapletree Logistics Trust(M44U.SI)$ (MLT): It has priced S$400 million in subordinated perpetual securities at 3.5 per cent under its S$3 billion euro medium-term secu

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Tuesday. STI rose 0.04%; Grab US SDR 2to1 up over 7%; UMS, AEM SGD, iFast up around 2%; Frencken, OUEREIT, ThaiBev, JMH USD up over 1%. Stocks in Focus $Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust(C2PU.SI)$: Parkway Life Reit’s distribution per unit (DPU) rose 14.6 per cent to S$0.0877 for its first half ended Jun 30, from S$0.0765 in the year-ago period, the manager reported on Tuesday. Revenue was down 1.6 per cent at S$77.1 million for the half-year period, from S$78.3 million in the previous corresponding period. Units of Parkway Life Reit closed flat at S$4.22 on Monday. $Lendlease Global Commercial Reit(JYEU.SI)$: The Reit on Monday reported a DP

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lower on Monday. STI fell 0.11%; Seatrium, Far East HTrust up nearly 2%; OUEREIT, UMS, Frencken, ThaiBev, Sheng Siong up around 1%. Stocks in Focus $Nio(NIO.SI)$: The electric vehicle giant on Sunday said it delivered 35,934 vehicles in July, representing a year-on-year rise of 71 per cent. The deliveries comprised 20,008 vehicles from the Nio brand, 10,155 vehicles from the Onvo brand and 5,771 vehicles from the Firefly brand. This brings the total number of vehicle deliveries in the year to date to 227,057, up 68 per cent rise from the same year-ago period. Shares of Nio ended Friday 2.9 per cent or US$0.14 up to close at US$4.94 before the news. $OUE(LJ3.SI)$

Jardine Cycle & Carriage (JC&C) (SGX: C07) has announced a proposed special dividend of approximately US$0.73 per share. This includes a cash component and a direct distribution in specie of the company's remaining stake in Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation. The move is part of a strategy to sharpen the focus of the company's portfolio and enhance returns for shareholders. Shares of JC&C soared about 7% on the news. The cash portion of US$0.37 per share is being funded by Jardine's divestments of Toyota shares listed in Tokyo, which occurred in April. Meanwhile, the distribution in specie involves around 7.2 million common shares of Toyota, valued at roughly US$0.36 per share. When combined with the previously declared interim dividend of US$0.28 per share—unchanged