News
SGD could weaken to 1.4 per USD by end-year: DBS
SGD could weaken to 1.4 per USD by end-year: DBS
The currency is affected by heightening macroeconomic uncertainties.
ARA Private Funds inked $635.82m total real estate deals in H1
It will sign over $960m in additional pipeline assets by end-2019.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.37%
UOB led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 0.87% rise.
Daily Briefing: Property portal 99.co forms JV with Australia's REA Group; Amazon expands local online store in Singapore
And NTUC FairPrice has launched 30 housebrand products.
Chart of the Day: F&B firms ride on strong earnings growth despite mounting costs
The average net profit of listed F&B companies grew 5.3% in 2018.
Sembcorp and EMA award university grant to develop Singapore's first virtual power plant
It will act as a single utility-scale power station.
Private condo resales down 1.5% to 743 units in September
On a YoY basis, transaction volumes rose 8.5%.
Singapore Poultry Hub receives $40m loan to set up smart factory
It aims to boost the hub’s productivity and capacity by 26% and 70% respectively.
Top five non-REITs in Small Cap Index averaged total return of 36.5% YTD
Indofood Agri Resources leads the pack with a total return of 71.7%.
Eight manufacturing stocks averaged YTD total return of 16%
ThaiBev leads the pack with a 46% total return.
Accor to launch 13 new budget hotels in Singapore
The partnership with Global Premium will bring total inventory to 7,625 rooms.
Ascendas REIT competes in 'tight market' with Melbourne office buy: analyst
The site is located in Australia’s emerging suburban office market.
Singapore housing market ‘remarkably stable': UBS
It is the most improved housing market in terms of affordability.
Two proprietary trading firm directors arrested for fraud in futures contracts trading
They are sentenced to 16 weeks’ and 4 weeks’ imprisonment, respectively.
Daily Briefing: MOM to launch services matching FDWs with potential employers; AI startup DC Frontiers sells 15% stake to Nikkei
And consultancy firm DR&P bought a minority stake in investment firm Terra Capital.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.69%
Singtel led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 2.26% climb.
Chart of the Day: Residential occupancy rates down 0.1 ppt to 93.6% in Q2
This was driven by declines in the CCR and OCR.
Commentary
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