Markets
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.57%; Top stock is DFI Retail
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.57%; Top stock is DFI Retail
DFI Retail is the top stock with a 1.40% increase.
STI jumps 5.1% in Q1 as dividends lift total return to 5.6%
Amidst global market swings, the STI’s "income-defensive" nature proved to be its greatest asset.
CBD office rents rise in Q1 as Raffles Place/Marina Bay occupancy hits 97%
Occupancy in the area sat at 94.7% in the same period.
Private capital professionals don't expect base pay cuts in next 18 months, report says
Most respondents expect stronger market conditions over this period.
Nasdaq opens Singapore office amid IPO push
Opening tied to listing ambitions.
Equity market faces momentum risks amidst Middle East tensions
The global market backdrop also contributed to investor caution.
DBS pre-tax profit hits $13.1b as CEO pay $9.6m
Net interest income reached a record $14.5b
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.03%; Top stock is Hongkong Land
Hongkong Land is the top stock with a 2.82% increase.
GS Holdings seals Dyspatchr deal with 36.53-million share issuance
This makes Dyspatchr a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company.
Silchester raises ComfortDelGro stake to 7.05% after share purchase
It acquired 4 million shares in market transaction.
Saeed Investment raises Atlantic Navigation stake to 75.1% after share purchase
Founder sells 130 million shares in secondary transaction.
AA REIT sells Senoko industrial asset for $15m
Sale at 11.1% premium to valuation.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 2.11%; Top stock is DFIRG
DFI Retail Group is the top stock with a 3.87% increase.
Rex unit Lime Petroleum faces potential bond default
This has prompted the subsidiary to begin its financial review.
Indonesian court hands Wilmar executive six-year jail time in bribery case
Prosecutors sought a 15-year sentence.
Elite UK REIT to start SGD trading on SGX from 16 March
Units will trade in SGD and GBP.
STI surpasses 5,000-mark as Singapore economy expands 5% in 2025
The 8.1% YTD STI rise was led by UOL and CDL.
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