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Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 1.6%

Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 1.6%

SPH led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 3.13% expansion.

Chart of the day: Industrial production up 13% YoY in April

This is attributed to the biomedical manufacturing cluster.

Singapore-Kuala Lumpur high-speed rail deferred to end-2020

Construction was previously delayed until the end of May.

Investments exceed full-year target in four months: report

The amount exceeded initial targets of $8b to $10b for the whole year, said MTI’s Minister.

Keppel Corp's Floatel conducts independent review

This follows after Floatel performed an impairment assessment of its vessels.

E-road pricing on hold till 28 June

Charges will be modified depending upon congestion.

IMDA forms office to push digital adoption for small merchants

It plans to encourage hawkers to adopt SGQR payments in June.

Circuit breaker spells downturn in loan growth

Consumer loans were mostly affected, shrinking 0.9% MoM, OCBC said.

E-scooter startup Beam secures $36.67m in series A funding

It will be used to roll out its virtual docking systems and a new e-scooter model.

MOM lays out rules for foreign workers going back to work

Workers will have time slots reserved for running errands during rest days.

Ascott REIT skips redemption of $250m perpetual issue

The REIT is prioritising the preservation of cash flow and liquidity.

Burpple merchants to join ComfortDelGro's delivery platform

They will also have delivery links on their pages.

Majority of court case hearings to resume on 8 June

The Supreme Court will not take a recess in June to deal with the backlog.

Chart of the Day: Fiscal deficit may widen to 15.7% of GDP by end-2020

This comes after the announcement of the Fortitude Budget.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.18%

SPH saw the sharpest decline amongst top active stocks with a 12.33% contraction.