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Ringgit’s strength versus dollar faces test as US tariff risks loom
MALAYSIA’S ringgit, the only emerging Asian currency to strengthen against the US dollar this year, may see its performance ebb on risks…
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Sea needs more than good earnings to sustain 175% comeback rally
AFTER a peer-beating 175 per cent stock rally from its January low, South-east Asia’s top online shopping company Sea faces a high bar to…
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Attika closes debut trading day at S$0.235, 6.8% above IPO price
This reflects its market capitalisation of S$28.6 million, a tad lower than the estimated S$29.9 million based on the issue price SHARES…
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Sasseur Reit Q3 rental income falls 2% to 158.6 million yuan
SASSEUR Real Estate Investment Trust’s (Sasseur Reit) rental income under its entrusted management agreement model for its third quarter…
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SGX securities turnover value rises 36% in October; volume up 17%
THE total securities market turnover value on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) increased 36 per cent year on year (yoy) to S$26.92 billion in…
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Singtel-owned Optus fined A$12 million by Australian regulator over emergency services outage
Australian telecom watchdog has fined Optus A$12 million (S$10.6 million) for failing to provide emergency call services to thousands…
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Stocks to watch: UOB, OCBC, Sats, Sasseur Reit, Far East Orchard, Daiwa House Logistics Trust
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Nov 8): Source link
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DHLT posts 5.5% drop in distributable income to S$25.5 million for 9M FY2024
THE manager of Daiwa House Logistics Trust (DHLT) has recorded distributable income of S$25.5 million for the first nine months of FY2024,…
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EV growth expectations for Trump years are already being slashed
SLOWING electric vehicle (EV) adoption is likely to accelerate even further as President-Elect Donald Trump delivers on his promise to gut…
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OCBC beats forecast with 9% rise in Q3 profit to S$1.97 billion
OCBC’s net profit for the third quarter ended September rose 9 per cent to S$1.97 billion, from S$1.81 billion in the previous…
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ANZ profit drops as competition bites in home-lending market
ANZ Group Holdings’s profit missed estimates as chief executive officer Shayne Elliott said competition in the mortgage market remained…
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Airbnb revenue narrowly beats on strong growth in international markets
VACATION home rental company Airbnb narrowly beat estimates for third-quarter revenue on Thursday (Nov 7), helped by strong growth in its…
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HSBC’s Roberts says first round of job losses coming in weeks
THE head of HSBC Holdings’s new global wholesale banking division said the lender will seek to wrap up an ongoing restructuring “very…
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Warner Bros Discovery posts surprise profit as Olympics boost streaming
WARNER Bros Discovery reported a surprise quarterly profit on Thursday (Nov 7) as cost controls and an Olympics-driven record jump in…
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Sats Q2 profit trebles to S$69.7 million, declares S$0.015 dividend per share
The group also reports a half-year profit of S$134.7 million, reversing from the red IN-FLIGHT caterer Sats on Thursday (Nov 7) announced…
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Attika Group’s Catalist IPO fully snapped up, shares to begin trading on Nov 8
Group has raised around S$4.6 million from the initial public offering of 21 million placement shares, with each share priced at S$0.22…
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Far East Orchard 9M profit more than doubles to S$16.9 million on strong H1 performance
PROPERTY investment company Far East Orchard on Thursday (Nov 7) reported a net profit of S$16.9 million for the nine months ended Sep 30,…
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SMIC reports profit jump, revenue growth as chip sector recovers
CHINA’S largest chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) reported on Thursday (Nov 7) a 58.3 per cent jump in third…
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US farmers back Trump but face pain from China tariff threats
US FARMERS want something from President-elect Donald Trump that his trade policies mean he is unlikely to deliver: increased access to…
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Paragon Reit Q3 revenue up 3% at S$223 million
PARAGON real estate investment trust (Reit) grew its revenue 3 per cent year on year (yoy) to S$223 million in the third quarter ended Sep…
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Social platforms, crypto exchanges can help fight money laundering and fraud, say Fintech Festival panellists
They add that the transboundary nature of financial crimes make data sharing between jurisdictions tricky A CALL went out on Thursday (Nov…
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Policy swings a key risk for Asian businesses under a Trump administration: DBS’ Tan Su Shan
But with this also comes opportunities related to intra-regional trade, the ‘China+1’ strategy, she adds ASIAN corporates will have to…
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Sweden central bank makes biggest rate cut since 2014
SWEDEN’S central bank made its biggest interest rate cut since 2014 on Thursday (Nov 7) and signalled more reductions were forthcoming to…
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STI continues upward trajectory after Trump victory, ends Thursday up 2%
THE Straits Times Index (STI) continued moving up on Thursday (Nov 7) as regional indices posted mixed results. It rose 2 per cent or 70.5…