News
Chart of the Day: Commercial property investments soared 72% to $2.62b in Q1 as Singapore bucks APAC decline
Office assets were the main engines in pushing transaction volumes forward.
Healthcare startup Biofourmis raises $35m in series B round
The proceeds will be used to enhance its AI digital therapeutics platform.
Singapore's worst stock fails to cash in from diversification play
Dairy Farm International fell 15% YTD in what marks the biggest STI decline.
ST Engineering to sustain positive orderbook momentum with $4.2b in contracts
In Q1 alone, the firm scored $2.1b in new contracts for the aerospace and electronics segments.
Olam International arm prices US$120m US debt private placement
The notes were placed to nine investors at a fixed rate of 3.89% for five years.
Grab revamps app for drivers
It features an earnings overview and enhanced driver portfolio.
Chart of the Day: NODX fell 6.4% in Q1
Lower electronic and non-electronic product shipments weighed on domestic export performance.
Daily Briefing: Tengah's first batch of Garden District flats to launch in May; Check out how much HSBC's bankers earn
And here’s how marketing firm Shopback plans to contend against Facebook and Google.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.77%
Expect muted gains today.
Singapore and New Zealand tie up to strengthen trade and digital economy
The ANZSCEP deal was also updated in line with the current free trade agreements.
Domestic wholesale trade dipped 2.2% in Q1
The domestic sales of the electronic components industry sharply fell by 34.1%.
Top five STI stocks averaged total YTD return of 20.4%
ThaiBev, who was the fourth least-performing stock in 2018, now posted the best total return of 27.2%.
Chart of the Day: Manufacturing sector outlook remains sour
Businesses are only optimistic on transport engineering and biomedical manufacturing clusters.
Daily Briefing: Which Singapore bank pays the most?; Singapore dollar set to weaken further
And GIC buys minority stake in waste-water management firm WaterBridge Resources.
Singapore key tech stocks' returns hit 23% YTD
These stocks include Venture Corporation, NetLink NBN Trust and Hi-P International.
Singapore lags San Francisco and Tokyo in world innovation rankings: study
Its high level of foreign direct investment has boosted its score.
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