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Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.8%; Top stock is Singapore Airlines
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.8%; Top stock is Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines is the top stock with a 3.68% increase.
Late‑stage deals dominate startup funding in April to May
Seed-stage companies secured $52.2m as total investments reached $214m.
Singapore, MSC ink MoU to boost shipping connectivity, innovation
The partnership focuses on operational efficiency gains across vessel arrivals and port systems.
Vin’s Holdings wraps probe into former employee’s control bypass
Procurement controls were tightened to separate request, approval, and payment roles.
Share buybacks hit nearly $1.3b in first five months
STI stocks accounted for $1.20b of total primary-listed buybacks.
Transformation without disruption: Your Existing ERP is an accelerant to business innovation
Using ERP data to orchestrate workflows accelerates decision-making and improves customer, vendor, and employee experiences.
Software compliance bottlenecks hit over half of firms: report
Singapore’s open-source package approvals are the slowest across APAC.
Developer demand keeps GLS bidding firm as government lifts supply
The confirmed list rose to 4,745 homes, with Town Hall Link added to test Jurong appetite.
URA lines up 22 sites for H2 2026 GLS Programme
The Confirmed List sites will lift the private housing pipeline to 61,000 units.
Wilmar forms 50:50 joint venture with TGI Group in West Africa
The JV links upstream agriculture with processing and distribution assets.
Stay ahead and turn AI adoption into a sustainable advantage with Darktrace
The race to adopt AI underscores the need for boards to balance innovation, visibility, and governance without sacrificing security and oversight.
Startup funding tumbles 45.7% YoY in May
The monthly recovery was driven by late-stage capital.
Freehold Siglap site enters collective sale at $14.13m
The Upper East Coast property offers dual redevelopment pathways.
May factory activity rides AI wave to tenth month of growth
PMI reading rose to its highest level since December 2024.
Mapletree PATMI rises 25.7% in FY25/26
The group also accelerated logistics developments and recycled $4.2b in capital.
Singapore ranks first globally for power grid efficiency as data centre demand surges
The country records a 0.2% transmission loss rate, the lowest across 107 markets surveyed.
C-Suite leaders face recession fears and AI readiness gap
Singapore prioritise recession and economic stagnation risks amid global trade realignment.
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