News
Bumitama Agri’s profits bloom 26% to $23.58m in Q1
Thanks to an inventories drawdown from 4Q15’s crop.
First Resources’ Q1 profits crash 78% to $6.86m
Last year’s El Nino dried up FFB yields.
Wheelock’s Q1 earnings drop 9.1% to $11.1m
The Panorama posted weak results.
Golden Agri-Resources lands back in the black with $129.1b in FY16 profits
Thanks to a forex gain.
Genting Singapore’s net profits crash 83% to $10.8m in Q1
On back of weak regional economic outlook.
SIA’s FY16 net profit skyrockets 95% to $701.6m
Cheap fuel boosted yields.
ThaiBev’s net profit jumps 30% to $333m in Q1
Thanks to contributions from spirits, beer segments.
Chart of the Day: Services rescue Singapore as manufacturing falters
Financial services is a key growth pillar.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.4%
Brace for a pullback today.
Daily Briefing: SIA goes head-to-head with Emirates for passenger loyalty; HNA to bag CWT shares
And commercial property investment crashes 66%.
ST Electronics, SUTD unveil $44.3m cyber security laboratory
It's the first corporate lab to focus on cyber threats.
Overall retail sales down 1.4% in March
Due to a drop in car deals.
ABS toughens due diligence guidelines for future SGX listings
It aims to improve the quality of issuances.
SGX rolls out half-yearly update on long-suspended companies
Some firms are mulling a reverse takeover.
UOL's net profit up 4% to $77.1m in Q1
Due to higher property development revenue.
ComfortDelGro's net profit up 8.6% to $73.4m in Q1
Thanks to higher revenue from most business segments.
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