News
ST Engineering bags $2.6b polar security cutter contract from US Navy
ST Engineering bags $2.6b polar security cutter contract from US Navy
The first ship will be delivered in 2024.
Grab to add HOOQ, Agoda and Booking.com to its super app
Its new services will be available to all users by June.
Changi Airport passenger movements grew 4% to 16.4 million in Q1
Passenger movements in China, Japan, and North Asia led the growth and offset the declines from Southeast Asia.
CapitaLand Mall Trust NPI rose 11.5% to $140.1m in Q1
The increase was due to the completion of the acquisition of the balance 70% of the units in Infinity Mall Trust.
Frasers Centrepoint Trust NPI grew 4.8% to $36.44m in Q2
The 24.6% NPI growth at Changi City Point drove up earnings.
Tuas Terminal to rev up mega port operations progressively starting 2021
The port will be capable of handling up to 65 million TEUs per annum.
OUE sells entire equity stake in Nuvest Capital for $1m
Its stake represents 33% of the issued share capital of the firm.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.13%
Expect muted gains today.
Chart of the Day: Institutional inflows to IT sector hits $100.5m in Q1
Its institutional inflow is the second-highest after REITs at $242.6m.
March inflation disappoints market expectations: analysts
Transport prices continued its deflationary trend for the last nine months.
Automation threatens one in three finance jobs: study
Remisiers, traders, and investment performance analysts are some of the jobs that could get hit by automation.
2 in 3 Singaporeans can still afford homes despite hefty price tags: study
Residents are lured by cheaper homes from cooling measures and flat HDB resale market.
ST Engineering-SP Group joint venture to build alternative fibre data network
The network’s fibres will be laid alongside SP Group’s power lines.
Hyflux seeks 3-month extension of protection from creditors
It is also hit by new claims worth $47.96m.
Inflation down to 1.4% in March
Smaller price increases in retail and electricity & gas offset higher services and food inflation.
CBD Grade A rents to grow 8% in 2019: report
Total net demand could reach 857,000 sqft amidst supply shortfall and healthy occupier demand.
Frasers Property arm to sell three Australian retail assets
Central Park Retail is expected to transact in excess of $170m.
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