Stocks

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.

STI's total returns hit 9.4% in 2019

Accumulated dividends boosted returns whilst weak Hong Kong stocks dragged the index.

Buyback value plunged about 60% to $590m in 2019

OCBC led amongst stocks in December with a total buyback consideration of $26m.

iEdge SG Real Estate 20 Index posted total return of 20.2% YTD

The best-performing stock amongst the constituents is Mapletree Logistics Trust.

New SGX listings raised $3.13b in January-November 2019

A vast majority of the funds were raised by the four Mainboard-listed REITs.

100 top traded stocks surpass STI benchmark

Individually, two-thirds of these stocks also outpaced the STI figure.

Yanlord to ditch UEL listing if it loses free float status

It currently holds 81% of UEL’s ordinary shares.

Adviser greenlights CITIC Envirotech's SGX-ST exit offer

It will voluntarily delist for 55 cents per share.

Securities' daily average grew 28% to $1.26b in November

Trading turnovers rose for the tech and REIT sectors.

Total returns of top 50 stocks hit 12% QTD

Seven firms are noted to have higher total returns compared to the best-performing trust.

Straits Times Index drops Golden Agri-Resources

Mapletree Logistics Trust will replace the agribusiness firm.

Ascendas REIT issues 498 million rights units under $1.31b programme

This brings the total number of issued units to 3.61 billion.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.36%

CapitaLand led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 0.3% climb.

Buyback value soars threefold to $52m in November

Keppel REIT led the pack at $28.63m or 51.29 million shares.

Share price of semiconductor stocks surged 50% in November

Emergence of new technologies buoyed demand for advanced chips.

Small-cap stocks to gain ground over privatisation surge

Privatisations rose from 14 in 2018 to 34 in 2019.