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Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.11%; Jardine Matheson is top stock
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.11%; Jardine Matheson is top stock
Jardine Matheson was the top active stock with a 2.34% increase.
DBS completes intraday repo transaction on a blockchain-based network
Repo transactions will finish within hours instead of one to two days.
UOB EVOL unveils feature for offsetting electric carbon footprint
Customers need only to charge their SP utilities bills to their UOB EVOL card.
7 in 10 workers believe pay gaps exist in Singapore
According to workers, the most common type of pay gap is based on age.
MOH to hire over 4,000 new nurses by end of 2023
The new nurses to be onboarded next year are 700 more than the 2021 figure.
Full-year outlook for economy narrows to 3.5% due to softened global demand
Electronics and chemical clusters will suffer from impacts in weaker demand.
Yangzijiang Financial, Heliconia join hands to invest in promising SMEs in SG
The parties are targeting to invest up to $150m.
Amidst weaker demand outlook, SG economy seen to grow by 0.5%-2.5% in 2023
There will be a global slowdown in semiconductors and wholesale trade.
Land site at Holland Rise GCB area up for sale for $106m
Its indicative price works out to approximately $2,000 per square foot.
Gov’t to modify upskilling courses as demand in industries heightens
SkillsFuture Series will be refreshed starting next year.
NanoTextile rolls out 2nd programme on textile and fashion sustainability
The programme comprises four pillars.
Risks ahead for SGX if average trading volume continues to be subdued
The securities daily derivatives average was down 1% month-on-month.
Exports may shrink anew in November as economy outlook dims: analyst
It contracted by 5.6% in October 2022 due to decline in electronics shipments.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.28%; Sembcorp Industries is top stock
Sembcorp Industries was the top active stock with a 2.34% increase.
Singapore Airlines to add more East, Southeast Asia flights
It will also increase Airbus A380 services to Australia.
Independent Reserve calls for regulatory action to protect crypto investors
The call came on the back of the FTX collapse.
After tolling system contracts, ST Engineering to post 14-17% profit growth
Its strong order book will raise the firm’s earnings growth.
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