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Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.16%
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.16%
Wall Street's optimism on US-China trade talks could boost local sentiment.
MAS sets up corporate governance committee
It is led by Singtel director Bobby Chin.
Zilingo clinches $307.1m in Series D funding
The funding round was led by Sequoia Capital, Temasek and the Singapore investment fund EDBI.
ComfortDelGro weathers market shake-up as Go-Jek threat fades
The lowering of incentives at Go-Jek narrows the earnings divide between private hire and taxis.
Retail sales dipped 6% to $4.3b in December 2018
Medical goods and toiletries was the only sector to report an increase of 1.8%.
HDB resale volume rose 4.6% to 23,099 units in 2018
Punggol recorded the highest sales volume of standard flats at 47%.
Mapletree Industrial Trust to raise $175m via private placement
The proceeds will primarily be used to fund its 18 Tai Seng acquisition.
Private condo resale prices dropped 6% in January
Total units resold crashed 52.7% to 529 units.
Can Venture Corporation recover and regain investor confidence?
Its major customers, Illumina and Philip Morris, guided for growth in 2019 but trade war risks remain.
City Developments' Whistler Grand hits 80% take-up rate despite cooling measures
The average selling price of launched units is at $1,350 psf.
Hyflux extends deadline to file proofs of claim to 1 March
Parties are requested to set out all known obligations the scheme companies have towards them.
CapitaLand takes its shopping voucher digital
CapitaVoucher can be purchased, stored and redeemed via the CapitaStar app.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.13%
The spotlight on the US-China trade negotiations may soften local sentiment.
Chart of the Day: Over 20 million sq ft in the industrial supply pipeline until 2022
Roughly 68% of the supply are owner-occupied type.
Daily Briefing: SIAS questions Hyflux CEO's remuneration amidst financial troubles; Elderly to reap benefits from Singapore's budget
And Spanish Village relaunched for collective sale at $882m.
UOB launches high street Wealth Banking branch at Faber House
It aims to cater to the 476,000 emerging affluent customers in Singapore.
Singapore 2019 budget will be delivered on 18 February at 3:30 p.m.
A live webcast of the budget speech will be available on the Singapore budget website.
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