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Oil gains weighed down by US demand worries
Oil prices rose on Friday (Sep 12) after a Ukrainian drone attack suspended loadings from the largest port in western Russia, but gains…
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US: Wall St opens muted after record highs, on track for weekly gains
Wall Street indexes opened subdued on Friday (Sep 12) after notching record highs in the previous session, though they remained on track…
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Singapore stocks buck regional gains on Friday; STI down 0.3%
Local stocks closed lower on Friday (Sep 12), bucking gains in the region. The Straits Times Index (STI) lost 0.3 per cent or 11.58 points…
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Oil prices settle up over US$1 after global tensions mount; oversupply caps gains
Oil prices settled higher on Wednesday by more than US$1 a barrel as investors worried about possible supply disruptions after Poland…
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STI rises 1.1% to new high, as DBS leads gains
The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) ended 1.1 per cent or 48.89 points higher at a record 4,346.46 on Wednesday (Sep 10), with DBS…
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SGX-listed plantation firms ride output gains, lure with dividends
Singapore-listed plantation giants turned in a bumper first half of 2025 with double-digit profit and revenue gains. Analysts expect the…
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Nasdaq 100 gains as weak labour data fuels rate-cut bets
THE Nasdaq 100 rose on Thursday (Sep 4), closing 218.17 points, or 0.93 per cent higher, at 23,633.01, as investors digested…
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China weighs curbs on stock speculation to foster steady gains
China’s financial regulators are considering a number of cooling measures for the stock market as they grow concerned about the speed of a…
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Apple gains on US ruling that spares search deal with Google
Apple shares gained in late trading after a US judge stopped short of barring its lucrative search arrangement with Google, a deal that…
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Yangzijiang Shipbuilding leads gains; STI up 0.2%
The local bourse started the week on a positive note, contrary to cautious sentiments in regional markets. The Straits Times Index (STI)…
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SiMSCI Futures poised for gains as Singapore equities shine
The SiMSCI Index (MSCI Singapore Free Index) Futures contract is a derivative instrument based on the SiMSCI Index, which tracks…
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Europe: Stoxx 600 closes higher but gains limited by tech, defence
EUROPE’S Stoxx 600 closed higher on Wednesday boosted by consumer and healthcare stocks, while declines in tech and defence stocks limited…
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Foreign investment in Singapore real estate surges in Q2, but size of market may limit further gains
Foreign investment in Singapore property jumped in the second quarter of this year to US$2.3 billion, 572.5 per cent higher than the…
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Foreign investment in Singapore real estate surges in Q2, but small market may limit further gains
Foreign investment in Singapore property jumped in the second quarter of this year to US$2.3 billion, 572.5 per cent higher than the…
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Tokyo: Nikkei hits record high, Fast Retailing leads gains
Japan’s Nikkei share average hit a record high on Monday, tracking the Dow Jones’s higher finish last week, with Uniqlo-brand owner Fast…
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Singapore stocks track regional gains; STI up 1.2%
Shares on the local bourse ended higher on Wednesday (Aug 13), following three consecutive sessions of declines. The rebound came as…
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Singtel Q1 profit soars 317.4% to S$2.9 billion on exceptional gains of S$2.2 billion
These came mainly from the sale of its partial stake in Airtel and the Intouch-Gulf Energy merger Singtel on Wednesday (Aug 13) posted a…
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PropNex gains 1.9% on news of record interim profit and dividend
The property group reports a 122.4% increase in net profit for the first half of 2025 Shares of property group PropNex ended 1.9 per cent…
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US: Nasdaq posts record closing high with tech gains, rate cut optimism
US stocks ended higher and the Nasdaq notched a record closing high for the second straight day on Friday (Aug 8) as technology-related…
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Singapore shares rise, mirroring regional gains despite tariff kick-off; STI up 0.7%
Local stocks closed higher on Thursday (Aug 7), extending their winning streak to a fourth consecutive session, in line with broader gains…
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Disney tops earnings forecasts with streaming gains, raises guidance
Walt Disney posted better-than-expected results for April through June and raised its full-year earnings guidance on Wednesday (Aug 6) as…
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Gold extends gains on rate cut hopes, markets eye Fed appointments
Gold prices extended gains for a fifth straight session on Wednesday (Aug 6), helped by prospects of lower US interest rates, while…
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Microsoft Surges Past $4 Trillion in Valuation After Stellar Earnings and AI Gains
Microsoft is on track to surpass a $4 trillion market valuation for the first time, with its shares jumping 8.5% in early premarket…
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eBay gains after projecting strong sales on resilient consumers
eBay shares jumped about 10 per cent after the company projected sales that topped analysts’ estimates, suggesting optimism for continued…