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Singtel unveils 5G services at pop-up retail store
Singtel unveils 5G services at pop-up retail store
It will help power the store’s self-serve kiosks for faster servicing.
Keppel Corp prices ¥8b fixed-rate notes at 0.88%
It is part of Keppel’s US$5b multi-currency medium-term note programme.
Chart of the Day: Condo resale overall TOX hits -$3,000 in August
District 1 has the highest median TOX at positive $22,600.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.26%
Medtecs International saw the sharpest decline amongst top active stocks with a 0.69% contraction.
Daily Briefing: Fintech firm Thunes raises $82.24m in series B; Tuas Nexus construction begins
And Accelerating Asia programme unveils third cohort of startups.
CapitaLand Mall Trust secures $200m sustainability-linked loan from UOB
UOB will offer CMT tiered interest rates based on its annual green assessment.
Condo resale volume rise to two-year high in August
Investors may be flocking to properties in their search for stable returns, analyst said.
DBS boosts financial, healthcare offerings for gig workers
They can now earn higher interest on the Multiplier account balances.
Sembcorp Marine rights issue undersubscribed
Temasek bought the remaining almost 1.03b unsubscribed rights shares.
Yanlord's contracted presales hit $9.56b in August
Its total contracted presales rose 73.5% in the first eight months of 2020.
Keppel REIT trustee to issue 3.15% perpetual securities at $150m
They will be issued on 11 September.
Business sentiment still negative in Q4: SCCB
But the financial, manufacturing, and services sectors’ outlooks improved slightly.
Hiring activity remains muted in Q4: survey
More than 26% of employers expect recovery to take 10-12 months.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.06%
Medtecs International led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 4.35% expansion.
Chart of the Day: 17% of stock market cap received highest net inflows
The combined $401m in daily turnover for the 30 stocks was up 62%.
GDP to decline 6% in 2020: survey
The economy shrunk faster than expected in Q2.
Big three banks average 4.2% total returns in August: SGX
OCBC, DBS, and UOB maintained a combined net interest income of $5.4b in Q2.
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