Stocks
Most traded mid-cap stocks' average returns hit 10% in 2019
Most traded mid-cap stocks' average returns hit 10% in 2019
Hi-P International led the pack as returns jumped 101%.
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.
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