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Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.9%

UOB led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 1.25% expansion.

Chart of the Day: Home price growth moderated to 0.3% in Q4 2019

The absence of new launches in the RCR weighed on overall prices.

Singapore trails Japan in global passport power

It has a total of 190 visa-free destinations.

GDP may recover to 1.4% in 2020: report

MAS is expected to maintain the S$NEER slope.

Venture capital firm Antler raises $67.4m in funding

Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin was amongst the new investors in the round.

Yanlord Land sets up 3 new business units, dissolved JV in China

Its subsidiaries set up new businesses in Shanghai and Shenzhen.

S-REITs hit average total returns of 23% in 2019

The trusts contributed a quarter of the daily turnover of the island’s stock market.

MAS receives 21 digital bank licence applications

Fourteen applied for digital wholesale banks whilst seven went for digital full banks.

Chart of the Day: HDB resale prices up 0.4% in Q4

The ongoing home improvement programme may have hiked demand for older flats.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.62%

UOB saw the sharpest decline amongst top active stocks with a 0.98% fall.

BNP Paribas to launch e-FX pricing and trading engine

The tech will offer e-FX trading of 50 currencies across various types of rates.

How Air France-KLM is making aviation more environmentally sustainable

Its use of sustainable fuel has reduced the CO2 emissions from each flight by up to 85%.

5G licences to boost telcos in Q1

StarHub and M1 are expected to jointly bid for a nationwide 5G licence in January.

Razer Fintech-led consortium bids for digital full bank licence

It will take up a 60% majority stake in the proposed Razer Youth Bank.