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Shikhar Gupta

Shikhar Gupta

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Shikhar Gupta is a Breaking News Journalist at The Business Times. He previously worked at Bloomberg News, covering transport, healthcare, and consumer stories.

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As at market close on Friday, five of the nine major IPOs this year were trading below their offer prices, with two flat.

When ‘good’ IPOs go bad – why listings stumble and how to evaluate them

2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
The contracts comprise S$1.2 billion from the commercial aerospace segment, S$1.2 billion from the defence and public security segment and S$500 million from the urban solutions and satcom segment. 

ST Engineering bags new contracts worth S$2.9 billion in Q2 2026

2026-08-07T10:37:56.000Z
Securities brokerage UOBKH says it expects market conditions to remain supportive over the next 12 months.

UOB Kay Hian H1 net profit jumps 66% to S$164.7 million on higher volume

2026-08-07T10:21:26.000Z
Earnings per share stood at S$0.09 for the nine-month period, up 11.1% from S$0.081 a share in the year-ago period.

F&N nine-month net profit up 10.4% at S$130.6 million despite revenue drag

2026-08-07T10:10:31.000Z
The Singapore Exchange’s net revenue rose 13.9% to S$1.5 billion for FY2026, and its earnings per share increased to S$0.653.

Stocks to watch: UOB, OCBC, StarHub, SGX, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, Venture, JustCo

2026-08-07T00:48:15.000Z
The company in July announced the launch of JustCo Place, taking over the former Taste Orchard mall.

JustCo sets 50% dividend payout from 2027 as H1 loss halves 

2026-08-06T10:39:47.000Z
The company declared an interim ordinary dividend of S$0.30 a share, up 20% from the interim ordinary dividend of S$0.25 a share declared for H1 FY2025.

Venture Q2 net profit up 10.3% at S$63 million, increases interim dividend

2026-08-06T10:13:25.000Z
PSA processed 44.5 million TEUs in 2025 and maintains a network connecting to 600 ports globally with daily sailings.

PSA’s automated Tuas Port hits 25 million TEUs amid US$90 billion capacity race

2026-08-06T05:48:24.000Z
DBS’s net profit for the three months ended Jun 30, 2026 stood at S$3.08 billion, up 9% from the S$2.82 billion in the year-ago period.

Stocks to watch: DBS, Keppel, CapitaLand Ascendas Reit, CapitaLand Ascott Trust, CAReit, CSE Global, Coliwoo

2026-08-06T00:36:20.000Z
Centurion Accomodation Reit will focus on delivering the occupancy ramp-up at Westlite Mandai and progressing development at Westlite Ubi (above).

Centurion Accommodation Reit posts S$0.03499 H1 DPU, beats IPO forecast by 9.6%

2026-08-05T11:32:45.000Z
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