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US: Wall St opens higher as trade optimism holds
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (May 14) after the week’s strong start, as soft inflation data and the US-China…
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US: Wall St opens higher ahead of US-China weekend meet
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (May 9) as investors assessed fresh remarks from President Donald Trump regarding US…
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US: Wall St opens higher ahead of potential US-UK deal announcement
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Thursday (May 8) on news that the United States was on the verge of signing a trade agreement…
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US Fed leaves interest rates unchanged, cites rising risk of higher inflation and unemployment
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday but said the risks of higher inflation and unemployment had risen, further…
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US: Wall St opens higher on China trade de-escalation hopes, Fed decision
Wall Street’s main indexes opened slightly higher on Wednesday (May 7) as investors hoped for a de-escalation in trade tensions with…
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Aims Apac Reit posts higher DPU of 2.6% on steady portfolio performance
The manager of Aims Apac Reit reported higher distribution per unit of S$0.096, up 2.6 per cent on the year for the second half ended Mar…
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Singapore shares end higher on Tuesday ahead of FOMC meeting; STI up 0.2%
Singtel is the top gainer on the benchmark index while Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, which is trading ex-dividend, falls the most Stocks on…
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Singapore stocks end higher on Monday; STI up 0.2%
Top gainer is DFI Retail Group at US$2.71, while the biggest decliner is Yangzijiang Shipbuilding at S$2.11 Stocks in Singapore ended…
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IReit Global reports higher committed occupancy and stable leverage for Q1 2025
Committed occupancy is marginally higher due to new leases committed within the Spanish portfolio [Singapore] IReit Global reported 88.7…
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Wilmar reports higher earnings for Q1 2025 on better performance from business segments and associates
[Singapore] Wilmar reported a 13.5 per cent increase in earnings for Q1 2025 to US$343.9 million from US$302.9 million in Q1 2024 in a…
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US: S&P 500 edges higher with trade negotiations, earnings in focus
The S&P 500 edged up at the open on Thursday (Apr 24), as investors assessed a bevy of mixed corporate results and developments in the…
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European shares close higher as financials, L’Oreal rise; Fed spat still a worry
European shares ended slightly higher on Tuesday (Apr 22) on the back of rising financials and post-earnings gains in L’Oreal, though…
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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq open higher; UnitedHealth weighs on Dow
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Thursday (Apr 17), with focus on US-Japan tariff talks, while a slump in UnitedHealth’s shares…
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Singapore shares settle higher on Thursday; STI extends rally, up 1.6%
The benchmark index’s gains mirror major regional indices, such as the Kospi, which rose 0.9% The Straits Times Index (STI) continued to…
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Hong Kong stocks drop on trade war anxiety, China inches higher
Hong Kong shares fell on Wednesday (Apr 16), dragged by technology stocks, after the US restricted Nvidia chip sales to China, raising…
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US: Wall Street opens slightly higher as investors assess possible tariff exemptions
Street’s main indices edged up at the open on Tuesday (Apr 15), as investors assessed the possibility of tariff relief for the auto sector…
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Sinarmas Land’s H2 net profit drops 5.5% to S$154 million on lower revenue, higher costs
Sinarmas Land reported a 5.5 per cent drop in net profit to S$154 million for the half-year ended Dec 31, 2024, from S$163 million in the…
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Singapore shares and STI close higher on Monday, mirroring regional indices
Across the broader market, advancers outnumber decliners 377 to 181 after 1.1 billion shares worth S$1.4 billion change hands The Straits…
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US: Wall Street ends whipsaw week higher as Fed comments soothe market
Wall Street posted solid gains on Friday (Apr 11) as big banks kicked off first-quarter earnings season and investors closed the book on a…
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Asia: Stocks crack higher as Trump delays painful tariffs
Asian stocks rocketed on Thursday as investors breathed a huge sigh of relief after Donald Trump announced a pause on crippling tariffs on…
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US: Wall Street opens sharply higher on hopes of tariff talks
Wall Street’s main indexes opened sharply higher on Tuesday (Apr 8) after a bruising selloff that has wiped out trillions of dollars since…
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ExxonMobil signals higher oil, gas prices will help boost Q1 profit
EXXONMOBIL signalled on Thursday that higher crude oil and natural gas prices as well as stronger oil refining margins will help lift its…
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Buyback consideration notches higher; ISOTeam CEO increases stake
[singapore] Over the five trading sessions from Mar 21 to 27, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional…
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PSA International FY2024 net profit falls 25% to S$1.1 billion on higher costs, inflation
Temasek-owned port operator PSA International on Friday (Mar 28) reported a 25.2 per cent drop in net profit to S$1.1 billion in 2024,…