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Japan two-year government bond yield rises to highest since 2008
Most BOJ watchers expect authorities to lift the benchmark interest rate by January Japan’s two-year government bonds fell, pushing yields…
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South Korea eases equity rules for banks to spur high-tech investment
Large securities firms will be allowed to issue promissory notes and operate integrated management accounts South Korea rolled out…
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Asia: Markets fluctuate as focus turns to Trump-Xi, Band of Japan
ASIAN markets swung on Friday at the end of a strong week for investors following the US interest rate cut, with attention now turning to…
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Asia: Markets fluctuate as focus turns to Trump-Xi, Bank of Japan
ASIAN markets swung on Friday at the end of a strong week for investors following the US interest rate cut, with attention now turning to…
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China EV maker Nio surges 5% following equity offering completion of more than US$1 billion
Both its Hong Kong-listed shares and those traded on the SGX jump on Friday morning Shares of Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) maker Nio rose…
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China EV maker Nio surges 4% following equity offering completion of more than US$1 billion
Shares of Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) maker Nio rose by 4.2 per cent on Friday (Sep 19) on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), after the…
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Hongkong Land shares jump 12% on S$738.7 million MCL Land divestment
This follows its move to sell its Singapore and Malaysia property arm to Malaysian conglomerate Sunway Group Shares of Hongkong Land…
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Hongkong Land shares soar 12% to six-year high on S$738.7 million MCL Land divestment
It is selling its Singapore and Malaysia residential property arm to Malaysian conglomerate Sunway Group as it exits the residential…
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Hongkong Land closes 1.2% higher on S$738.7 million MCL Land divestment
It is selling its Singapore and Malaysia residential property arm to Malaysian conglomerate Sunway Group as it exits the residential…
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Metro Holdings says ‘no definitive agreement’ entered on Boustead Singapore’s proposed divestments
Property investment and development group Metro Holdings said on Thursday (Sep 18) that it has not made any decision nor entered into any…
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AEM soars 12.1% on the back of Nvidia’s US$5 billion Intel investment
Shares of AEM jumped as much as 12.1 per cent on Friday (Sep 19) shortly after market opened, following overnight news of Nvidia’s US$5…
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AEM soars 16.6% on the back of Nvidia’s US$5 billion Intel investment
Shares of AEM jumped as much as 16.6 per cent on Friday (Sep 19) shortly after market opened, following overnight news of Nvidia’s US$5…
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AEM soars 18.5% on the back of Nvidia’s US$5 billion Intel investment
Shares of AEM jumped as much as 18.5 per cent on Friday (Sep 19) following overnight news of Nvidia’s US$5 billion investment in chipmaker…
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AEM soars 17.8% on the back of Nvidia’s US$5 billion Intel investment
Shares of AEM jumped as much as 19.1 per cent on Friday (Sep 19) following overnight news of Nvidia’s US$5 billion investment in chipmaker…
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CATL’s stock touted as cheap even after a US$110 billion rally
The Shenzhen-listed stock of the world’s biggest battery maker has surged nearly 75% since this year’s low in early April, adding US$110…
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LTA, SMRT, SBS Transit establish task force to address MRT service disruptions
The Land Transport Authority (LTA), SMRT and SBS Transit (SBST) on Friday (Sep 19) jointly announced the establishment of a Rail…
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Gold steady as investors await more Fed cues
Gold prices were little changed on Friday (Sep 19) as investors awaited further signals on the US interest rate path after the US Federal…
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Taiwan beating South Korea in key wealth gauge, with lots of TSMC help
The rapid appreciation of the Taiwanese currency this year is another factor that helps explain why the island’s GDP per capita has caught…
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TSMC’s rise to push Taiwan past South Korea in key wealth gauge
The rapid appreciation of the Taiwanese currency this year is another factor that helps explain why the island’s GDP per capita has caught…
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AvePoint jumps 4.4% at SGX mainboard trading debut
The company has listed 13.3 million shares at an offering price of S$19.50 apiece Cybersecurity company AvePoint’s shares rose 4.4 per…
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AvePoint rises 1% over offer price at SGX mainboard trading debut
The counter ends its first day on the bourse at S$19.70, with 760,400 shares changing hands AvePoint’s shares rose as much as 4.6 per cent…
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SoftBank Vision Fund to lay off 20% of employees in shift to bold AI bets, source and memo say
The cuts mark the third round of layoffs at the Japanese investment conglomerate’s flagship fund since 2022 SoftBank Group will lay off…
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Apple’s higher prices give iPhone doubters reason for optimism
Apple’s latest iPhones did not dazzle with new features, but investors are starting to look past that, seeing higher price tags on the…
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Stocks to watch: ComfortDelGro, Hongkong Land, Boustead Singapore, Rex International
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Sep 19): ComfortDelGro: The transport…