Singapore
Chart of the Day: Occupancy rates of private industrial spaces remained flat in Q3
Chart of the Day: Occupancy rates of private industrial spaces remained flat in Q3
Single-user factories and business parks posted the highest climb at 0.3 ppt.
Office space leads Singapore's property scene as deal value jumps 53.5% in 2019
It was led by the sale of Chevron House, which was bought at $1.03b.
MAS fines investor $200,000 for non-disclosure of shareholding interests
This is the first civil penalty action for such breaches of the SFA.
UAE firm Utico is ‘willing to walk away' from deal with Hyflux: report
The deal is said to have left about 34,000 retail investors in the lurch.
7-Eleven partners with local fintech to launch cash-based remittance service
Payers will be able to remit using cash via a generated QR-code bill.
Changi Airport T2 multi-year expansion to begin by late January
The revamped terminal will include more greenery interiors and self-service travel options.
LTA opens sandbox licence applications for bike-sharing services
Applications can be submitted until 24 February.
Golf time between developers results in lower land bids: study
Winning bids fall by as much as 14% after informal interactions at the golf course.
Guocoland's Q2 earnings up three-fold to $32.4m
Higher sales from its premium residential property boosted the earnings.
NODX reversed decline with 2.4% growth in December
Non-electronic NODX growth sped up to 11.5%, boosted by non-monetary gold.
Pan Ocean invests $182.86m in medium-range tankers
The first vessel is expected to be delivered on 30 June 2021.
Singapore's fixed asset investments hit $15.2b in 2019
Large manufacturing investments came from semiconductor and energy companies.
Appetite for land subsides after en bloc fever dissipates
Developers will likely maintain a low supply in H1 2020 as they are waiting for the private home demand to grow.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.65%
Singtel led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 2.15% expansion.
Chart of the Day: Investments in office developments soared 62% to $7.6b in 2019
The capital value of Grade A offices climbed 3.9% to $2,518 psf.
Nominations are now open for SBR Technology Excellence Awards
Deadline of entries is on 27 March 2020.
Top ten agriculture and F&B stocks averaged total return of 13% in 2019
ThaiBev led the ten with a 49% total return.
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