Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Thursday. STI rose 0.3%; Seatrium up 4%; Food Empire up 2%. Stocks in Focus $Food Empire(F03.SI)$: The food and beverage company on Wednesday reported a 25 per cent increase in net profit to US$37.1 million for the second half ended Dec 31, 2025, from US$26.8 million in the same period the year before. Revenue rose 20.6 per cent to US$302.9 million from US$251.1 million previously. The board proposed a final dividend of S$0.05 a share and a special dividend of S$0.04 a share. The counter ended 1.8 per cent or S$0.06 lower at S$3.27 on Wednesday, before the release of results. $AEM SGD(AWX.SI)$: The semiconductor equipment maker posted a net profit of S

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lower on Wednesday. STI down 0.4%; Genting Sing down 8%; Sembcorp down 2%; OCBC, SIA down 1%. Stocks in Focus $OCBC Bank(O39.SI)$: OCBC on Wednesday reported a 3 per cent increase in net profit for the fourth quarter, driven by a surge in non-interest income. Net profit for the three months ended Dec 31, 2025, stood at S$1.75 billion, versus S$1.69 billion a year earlier. The lender declared a final dividend of S$0.42 per share, up from S$0.41 per share in the year-ago period. Shares of OCBC closed 1.2 per cent or S$0.26 lower at S$21.43 on Tuesday. $Sembcorp Ind(U96.SI)$: Sembcorp Industries on Wednesday reported a 5 per cent decrease in net profit to S$44

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Tuesday. STI rose 0.3%; Nio up 2%; SIA up 1%; UOB down 4%. Stocks in Focus $UOB(U11.SI)$: The bank’s net profit for the fourth quarter fell 7 per cent on the back of margin pressures from lower benchmark rates, it said on Tuesday. Net profit for the three months ended Dec 31, 2025, came in at S$1.41 billion, compared with S$1.52 billion a year earlier. The bank declared a dividend of S$0.71 per share for the half-year, bringing the full-year dividend to S$1.56 per share. Net interest income fell 4 per cent to S$2.35 billion. Shares of UOB closed 0.5 per cent or S$0.20 higher at S$38.80 on Monday. $OCBC Bank(O39.SI)$: Environmental group Market Forces h

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened slightly higher on Monday. STI rose 0.09%; China Aviation up 3.2%; Raffled Medical up nearly 3%; Seatrium up 2.8%; UOI fell 0.6%. Stocks in Focus $United Overseas Insurance(U13.SI)$ (UOI): The insurance arm of UOB on Friday posted a net profit of S$23.7 million for the second half of its 2025 fiscal year ended Dec 31 – a 51.5 per cent increase from S$15.6 million in the year-ago period. Earnings per share for FY2025 stood at S$0.5281, up from S$0.4874 in FY2024. Additionally, the board recommended a final dividend of S$0.195 a share. The counter ended flat at S$7.93 on Friday, before the results. $Seatrium(5E2.SI)$: The marine engineering company expects to achi

Singapore stocks rose this week, with the STI up 1.6%, which saw the index crossing the 5,000 mark on Thursday. In terms of individual stocks, $Yangzijiang Shipbuilding(BS6.SI)$ rose 8.8%; $OCBC(O39.SI)$ and $Seatrium(5E2.SI)$ rose 2.9%; $Singtel(Z74.SI)$ rose 2.7%; $Keppel(BN4.SI)$ rose 2.5%; $ST Engineering(S63.SI)$ rose 1.7%; $DBS(D05.SI)$ rose 1.6%; $Sembcorp(U96.SI)$ rose 1.3%; $SIA(C6L.SI)$

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Friday. STI up 0.2%; Singtel and Genting Sing up 1%; Wilmar and SIA down 1%. Stocks in Focus SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) : The aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul provider on Thursday reported a net profit of S$41.9 million for the third quarter, up 9.7 per cent from the year-ago period. Revenue was up 8.7 per cent at S$353.1 million and earnings per share increased to S$0.0374. Shares of SIAEC rose 2.6 per cent to close S$0.09 higher at S$3.57 before the announcement. Sri Trang Gloves : The mainboard-listed glove maker on Thursday posted a net loss of 503.8 million baht (S$20.5 million) for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2025. Sales revenue fell 22.2 per cent year on year to 5.2 billion baht. The decline was primarily driven by

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lower on Monday. STI fell 0.3%; China Aviation, AvePoint, iFast up over 1%; DBS, ST Engineering, OCBC Bank, UOB down within 1%; Stocks in Focus $Thai Beverage(Y92.SI)$: The mainboard-listed company on Friday posted a sales revenue for the first quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 of 86.7 billion baht (S$3.5 billion), down 6 per cent from 92.3 billion baht in the same year-ago period. This was on the back of weaker consumer sentiment, said the group. However, its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation was up 1.8 per cent to 16.7 billion baht, from 16.4 billion baht in the corresponding period a year prior. The counter ended Friday flat at S$0.47, before the update.

Singapore shares ended flat this week. STI index crossed the 5,000 mark on Thursday but experienced a decline of nearly 1.6% on Friday due to profit-taking in major banking stocks, while the 2026 budget also triggered a pullback. In terms of individual stocks, $First Resources(EB5.SI)$, $Boustead(F9D.SI)$ up over 9%; $YZJ Shipbldg(BS6.SI)$, $Keppel(BN4.SI)$ up over 8%; $UMS(558.SI)$ up over 7%; $DBS(D05.SI)$ dropped 3.8%; $ShengSiong(OV8.SI)$ sank over 7%. Market News DBS Stock Dr

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lower on Friday. STI fell 0.6%; Singtel and UOB fell 1%; Sembcorp and DBS fell 0.6%; OCBC fell 0.5%; iFast rose 3%. Stocks in Focus $iFast(AIY.SI)$: The digital bank and wealth management platform’s net profit rose 70.4 per cent to S$32.9 million for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2025, up from S$19.3 million in the year-ago period. Q4 revenue rose 45.7 per cent to S$151.7 million, driven by stronger contributions from the ePension division – the group’s core wealth management platform – and its banking operations, iFast said on Thursday. The counter closed 0.7 per cent or S$0.07 lower at S$9.78 on Thursday, before the news. $BRC Asia(BEC.SI)$: The steel fabri

Singapore's FTSE Straits Times index advanced 0.5% to a record 5,011.11, breaching the psychologically important 5,000-point level for the first time, helped by consumer and financial stocks. Eugene Koh, sales trader at CMC Markets Singapore, said the Singapore rally was largely due to the banking sector, with DBS, OCBC, and UOB near record highs. Along with the strong financial sector, structural policy reforms, initiatives to improve market structure, and a strong currency have supported foreign returns and confidence in Singapore as a stable regional banking hub, Koh said.$(STI)$

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Thursday. STI rose 0.2%; OCBC and Sembcorp rose 1%; Capitaland Investment rose 0.7%; Yangzijiang Shipbuilding and Keppel rose 0.6%; SGX fell 1%. Stocks in Focus $Singtel(Z74.SI)$: Its third-quarter net profit rose 43.5 per cent to S$1.9 billion from S$1.3 billion in the year-ago period, said the group in a business update on Thursday. Operating revenue rose 0.9 per cent to S$3.7 billion from S$3.6 billion. The counter closed on Wednesday 3.3 per cent or S$0.16 at S$4.98. $StarHub(CC3.SI)$: It posted a net profit of S$38.5 million for its second half ended Dec 31, 2025, a 50.9 per cent decline from S$78.4 million in the year-ago period. This translated

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lower on Wednesday. STI fell 0.3%; CapitaLand Investment fell 7%; Keppel and SingPost fell 1%; SIA fell 0.6%; DBS fell 0.4%. Stocks in Focus $CapitaLand Investment(9CI.SI)$ (CLI): The real asset manager sank into the red with a net loss of S$142 million for its second half ended Dec 31, 2025, reversing from net profit of S$148 million in the previous corresponding period. However, its H2 operating profit rose 30 per cent to S$279 million, from S$214 million in the year-ago period, it said on Wednesday. Shares of CLI ended Tuesday 0.3 per cent or S$0.01 higher at S$3.17. $Fraser and Neave(F99.SI)$ (F&N): The beverage maker’s Q1 net profit fell 8.9 per cent ye

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lower on Tuesday. STI fell 0.3%; Seatrium fell 2%; Singtel fell 0.6%; DBS fell 0.5%; OCBC fell 0.3%; UOB fell 0.3%. Stocks in Focus $Singtel(Z74.SI)$: Its Australian subsidiary Optus faced another round of mobile service disruptions on Monday. Around 220,000 customers were affected by the outage. Separately, Nxera, Singtel’s regional data centre arm, opened its largest and multi-tenanted data centre in Tuas. Shares of Singtel ended 1.3 per cent or S$0.06 higher at S$4.78. $CapitaLand Investment(9CI.SI)$: It announced that its wholly owned lodging business unit, Ascott, is on track to exceed its S$500 million fee target amid new signings and as pipeline projects

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Monday. STI rose 0.02%; DBS fell 1.4% after earnings; NIO rose 3%; Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, iFast, and Keppel rose 2%; SIA rose 0.8%; Sembcorp rose 0.7%; UOB rose 0.4%. Stocks in Focus $DBS(D05.SI)$: The bank posted a net profit of S$2.26 billion for its fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2025, down 10 per cent from S$2.52 billion in the year-ago period. Excluding the S$100 million set aside for corporate social responsibility commitments, net profit would have been S$2.36 billion. The bank said on Monday that stronger fee income and treasury customer sales were more than offset by rate headwinds, higher tax expenses and the absence of non-recurring gains recorded a year ago. Its shares closed 0.6 per

Singapore shares fell this week, with the STI up 0.6%. In terms of individual stocks, $TJ DaRenTang USD(T14.SI)$, $POP MART HK SDR 20to1(HPPD.SI)$ up 12%; $SingaporeLandGrp(U06.SI)$ rose 10%; while $AvePoint(AVP.SI)$ fell 13%, and $SMIC HK SDR 5to1(HSMD.SI)$, $Tencent HK SDR 10to1(HTCD.SI)$ fell 9%. Market News Morgan Stanley Rates POP MART as Overweight; Upsides Still Possible in Mar, Apr POP MART's stock buyback is an effective catalyst, and the widespread popularity of its new IP products, Twinkle Twinkle and Skullpand

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lower on Friday. STI fell 0.8%; AvePoint, CDL HTrust down around 4%; ST Engineering down 3%; Keppel DC Reit, iFast down over 2%. Stocks in Focus The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Feb 6):  $CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust(C38U.SI)$ (CICT): The trust on Friday posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.0596 for the second half ended December, up 9.4 per cent year on year from S$0.0545. The growth came despite an enlarged unit base, with distributable income rising. Units of CICT fell 0.4 per cent or S$0.01 to close on Thursday at S$2.38. $Nio(NIO.SI)$: The electric vehicle maker projec