Stocks
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.64%
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.64%
SGX saw the sharpest rise amongst top active stocks with a 1.12% climb.
Stocks with high ROE and low debt post 19% average drop YTD
This mirrors the declines recorded in ASEAN stocks of the same criteria.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.09%
YZJ Shipbldg saw the sharpest decline amongst top active stocks with a 1.92% fall.
Keppel Corp prices $250m notes at 2.25%
Proceeds will be used for general corporate or working capital purposes.
March SDAV up 114% to $2.2b
Total securities market turnover value skyrocketed 124% YoY to $48.2b. SGX’s securities daily average value (SDAV) surged 114% YoY to $2.2b as...
SGX RegCo to roll out measures to further support issuers
These include the suspension of the half-yearly reviews in June and December.
AMTD Group unit now listed in SGX
It brings the total number of secondary listings on the bourse to 30.
Share buybacks beat 2019 total with $600m in Q1
A total of 65 SGX primary-listed stocks conducted buybacks in March.
Daily leverage certificates take spotlight amidst heightened market volatility
The 7x Short SiMSCI DLC gained 387% on the back of the index’s decline.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 1.66%
UOB led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 2.43% climb.
ACRA, MAS, SGX RegCo urge firms to comply with distancing measures
This follows after they released new guidelines on holding AGMs.
REIT ETFs' turnover soared 82.5% to $57.3m in March
They averaged a dividend yield of 6.6% and a total return of -30.8% YTD.
Share buybacks soared to 55-month high in March
The total consideration for the quarter nearly reached the full $544m figure in 2019.
Singapore unveils transition roadmap for new interest rate benchmark
SORA will replace the current key benchmark by end-2021.
SGX RegCo sets guidelines for holding annual general meetings
Issuers are advised to use a video link and segregate attendees across various venues.
SGX rolls out $5m care package amidst outbreak
Most will be used to support listed companies and the bourse’s frontline staff.
DBS Vickers website battles traffic surge during STI selloff
Stockbroking clients trying to login to trade faced long delays.
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