Singapore
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.2%; Top stock is HongkongLand USD
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.2%; Top stock is HongkongLand USD
HongkongLand USD is the top stock with a 5.48% increase.
Will Singapore banks maintain momentum in 2026?
Dividend yields are expected to reach as high as 6%.
Employers post 15% hiring outlook for Q1 2026
It is a decline of 11% from last year.
ComfortDelGro receives licence to conduct public road trials for AV shuttles
This covers testing of five autonomous shuttles in Punggol in coming months.
High Court OKs mm2 Asia's four-month moratorium request
No legal actions may be taken against the company during this period.
Total employment up by 25,100 in Q3
Resident jobless rate reaches 3.1% as retrenchments ease
Ossia Capital forms subsidiary, buys $14m property
OSA 1 entered into a purchase deal with Santa Grand Investments.
Three Singapore leaders amongst Forbes list of world’s ‘most powerful’ women
These include Tan Su Shan, DBS CEO, Ho Ching, Temasek Trust chair, and Jenny Lee, Granite Asia senior managing partner.
Seatrium wins second order for Kingdom 4 jack-up rig
The repeat award brings the LeTourneau Super 116E Class series to its 45th global order.
Mapletree Commercial Trust to divest Festival Walk Tower offices for $328.1m
It is targeted for divestment in February 2026.
CapitaLand Investment closes second onshore sub-fund under RMB Master Fund
It is expected to add $271m (RMB1.48b) to CLI's funds.
Ever Glory United launches public offer of up to 2 million shares
The offer opens 11 December ahead of expected listing.
Retail sector projects subdued 1% expansion in 2026: analysts
Modest consumption and global uncertainty will cause Singapore's retail sales to flatten.
Is surging semiconductor demand enough to offset high sector inventories?
Tech sector weakness will persist until late 2026 due to inventory correction and sluggish demand.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.03%; OCBC is most active stock
OCBC Bank is the top stock with a 0.85% increase.
Singapore consumers spend more as cautious habits still limit festive activity
Across Southeast Asia, travel is also the leading spending driver at 33%.
Singapore salaries are set to rise 3-5% through 2026
Companies that adopt skills-based hiring approaches and data-driven insights are better positioned to attract and retain talent.
Commentary
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What Singapore’s app store rules reveal about the future of online trust
Faster hiring alone will not fix construction’s productivity problem
Beyond policy: How Singapore's service sector can win at the frontline
Solving the production problem behind Singapore’s ‘pilot purgatory’
Transformation without disruption: Your Existing ERP is an accelerant to business innovation
From Singapore to Southeast Asia: Thriving in innovation by knowing when to pause
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