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Retail sales in Singapore swung to a 0.4% year-on-year decline in January 2026, as the shift in Chinese New Year (CNY) timing from January to February stripped out a major spending boost compared with a year earlier. The decline reversed the revised 2.5% growth recorded in December 2025, data from the Department of Statistics showed on Thursday (Mar 5). Excluding motor vehicles, retail sales tumbled 2.8% against December’s 1.8% expansion. On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, retail sales rose 6.1%, reversing December’s 2.7% contraction. Excluding motor vehicles, retail sales grew 7.1% in January on a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, against a decline of 3.4% the month prior.$(STI.SI)$ $

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Thursday. STI rose 1%; NIO rose 5%; ST Engineering rose 3%; Kepple, SIngtel, and SGX rose 2%; Genting Singapore, Sembcorp, and SIA rose 1%; UOB rose 0.9%; OCBC rose 0.7%; DBS rose 0.1%. Stocks in Focus $Aims Apac Reit(O5RU.SI)$ (AA Reit): The trust is proposing to divest a Singapore industrial property at 8 Senoko South Road for S$15 million. As part of its capital recycling strategy, the deal is subject to JTC Corporation’s approval and is expected to be completed within the first half of 2026. Units of AA Reit ended Wednesday 3.4 per cent or S$0.05 down at S$1.43, before the news. $Marco Polo Marine(5LY.SI)$: The integrated marine logistics company

Singapore shares clocked massive losses on Wednesday, losing more than 2%, tracking a similar pattern across the region amidst the US-Israel attacks on Iran during the weekend, with the conflict spilling over to the rest of the world. In terms of star stocks, Keppel fell 6%; Wilmar fell 5%; Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, ST Engineering, and Capitaland Investment fell 4%; Seatrium, SIA Engineering, and Sats fell 3%; Singtel, Sembcorp, Genting Singapore, NIO, and SGX fell 2%; UOB, OCBC, and DBS fell 1%. $(STI.SI)$

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lowr on Wednesday. STI fell 0.5%; Yangzijiang Shipbuilding fell 2%; SIA fell 0.7%; Keppel fell 1%; DBS and UOB fell 0.6%. Stocks in Focus $DFI Retail Group(D01.SI)$: The supermarket and retail store operator posted an underlying profit of US$270 million for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, an increase of 35 per cent from US$201 million for the previous financial year. Revenue was flat year on year at US$8.9 billion, the group said in a bourse filing on Tuesday. Shares of DFI rose 2 per cent or US$0.08 to close at US$4.14 before the news. $GuocoLand(F17.SI)$: A group comprising GuocoLand, Intrepid Investments and TID Residential placed the top bid of S$657.1 million

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened higher on Tuesday. STI rose 0.2%; ST Engineering rose 2%; Yangzijiang Shipbuilding rose 0.9%; Genting Singapore rose 0.7%; OCBC rose 0.6%; UOB rose 0.5%; SIA fell 0.4%; DBS fell 0.2%. Stocks in Focus $Olam Group(VC2.SI)$: The agri-business company announced on Monday that its food, feed and fibre operating business, Olam Agri, secured a seven-year US$100 million financing facility, which will initially be guaranteed by the group. This unit will become the guarantor at some point, after the Singapore-listed group completes the proposed sale of its 44.58 per cent stake in Olam Agri to the Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company. Proceeds from this move will be used by Olam Agri to back the flow o

Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said the city-state will revise its economic outlook, if needed, due to the crisis in the Middle East which could push up global energy prices. “Depending on how protracted the conflict is, higher energy prices could lead to higher costs for businesses and consumers and weigh on the global and Singapore economies,” he told parliament on Monday. “We are monitoring the developments closely and will reassess our GDP and inflation forecasts if necessary.” The Southeast Asian financial hub, which imports nearly all of its energy needs, is particularly vulnerable to swings in global oil and gas prices. The trade-dependent nation has long cautioned that geopolitical tensions and supply disruptions could fuel inflationary pressures and weigh on growth.

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks sank on Monday. STI fell 2.2%; SIA, Sats, and NIO fell 5%; Seatrium, OCBC, and Keppel fell 3%; UOB, Sembcorp, Singtel, and DBS fell 2%. $(1D0.SI)$ $(5E2.SI)$ $(STI.SI)$

Singapore stocks fell this week, with the STI down 0.5%. In terms of individual stocks, $Sri Trang Gloves(STG.SI)$ rose 19%; $Yangzijiang Shipbuilding(BS6.SI)$ rose 16%; $SBS Transit(S61.SI)$ rose 15%; $Seatrium Ltd(5E2.SI)$ up 11%; $China Aviation(G92.SI)$ rose 8%; $PropNex(OYY.SI)$ and $Genting Sing(G13.SI)$ fell 12%; $YZJ Fin Hldg(YF8.SI)$ and $Bumitama Agri(P8Z.SI)$ fell 11%;

Market Snapshot Singapore stocks opened lower on Friday. STI down 0.3%; Yangzijiang Shipbuilding up 7%; UOL up 3%; Olam down 8%. Stocks in Focus $ST Engineering(S63.SI)$: ST Engineering reported a net profit of S$59.9 million for H2 FY2025, an 83.6 per cent decline from S$381 million a year prior. This figure includes gains on divestments as well as shareholding interests in CityCab, SPTel and Starco, and one-off impairment losses related to iDirect group and Jet-Talk. The counter ended Thursday 2.1 per cent or S$0.21 lower at S$10.02 prior to the results release. $Wilmar Intl(F34.SI)$: The agribusiness posted a 38.3 per cent rise in net profit to US$815.9 million for its second half ended Dec 31, 202

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