Singapore is banning additional cars on its roads starting next February in an effort to curb over-congestion in the tiny city-state. Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced it would cut its permitted vehicle growth rate from 0.25% per year ... ( read original story ...)
IE Singapore partners IFC to help more Singapore firms venture into Asia and Africa
SINGAPORE - International Enterprise (IE) Singapore has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, to help more Singapore companies access in-depth market insights and ... ( read original story ...)
Sea IPO: Stale Reaction To An Enlarged IPO
Shares of Sea, the Singapore-based internet and gaming company, began trading on October 20 on the NYSE. The company priced the IPO at $15, above the initial range of $12-$14, and ended up offering 60.3 million shares (20% above its original intention). ( read original story ...)
Singapore to freeze number of cars on its roads
Singapore, one of the most expensive places in the world to buy a vehicle, has announced it will freeze the number of private cars on its roads from next year but vowed to expand public transport. The growth cap for all passenger cars and motorcycles will ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market Due For Profit Taking
The winning streak has hit seven sessions for the Singapore stock market, which has advanced more than 65 points or 2 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,350-point plateau, although investors figure to cash in on ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore will place new order for US-made Boeing aircraft
President Trump held a joint statement with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to discuss U.S.-Singapore relations and business deals. ( read original story ...)
How Singapore sees itself complementing China’s Belt and Road
China is Singapore's biggest export market. If the relationship is further strengthened ... "where the infrastructure can be put out either on the stock exchange, or bonds can be issued." Stressing the importance of arbitration in promoting the Belt ... ( read original story ...)
Beginner’s Guide To Investing In Asia (#5): How To Read A Stock Code?
What Is A Stock Index? A stock index is a collection of ... Singapore: Straits Times Index (30) Similarly, the main index in Singapore is the Straits Times Index. It is a market capitalization weighted index of some of the thirty largest companies listed ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore unicorn Sea’s stock has a rollercoaster ride on first day of US IPO
Shares of Singapore’s online gaming, ecommerce, and digital payments company Sea had a rollercoaster ride on the first day of its US$884 million IPO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE ... roughly US$270 billion in market capitalization. ( read original story ...)
End of an era as Hong Kong stock trading floor set to close
HONG KONG - Hong Kong’s last remaining stock market floor traders are taking their final orders ... follows other global peers like Tokyo, Singapore and London that have eliminated their trading floors In the U.S., floor traders at the New York Stock ... ( read original story ...)
This is how ETFs have performed in Singapore in 2017
Source: Bloomberg The Straits Times Index or STI as widely known by all local Singapore stock market investors have performed remarkably in year 2017 to-date. The oil and gas slump which started in 2015 and China slowdown have come to past. The STI Is ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Press Holdings Limited (T39) Jumped 1.49% on Oct 21
The stock is a component of the two leading indices in the country, the MSCI Singapore Free Index and the Straits Times Index (STI). The STI monitors the top 30 companies listed on the SGX in terms of market capitalization every quarter. Singapore Press ... ( read original story ...)
Q & M Dental Group (Singapore) Limited (QC7) Is Yet to See Trading Action on Oct 21
The stock is a component of the two leading indices in the country, the MSCI Singapore Free Index and the Straits Times Index (STI). The STI monitors the top 30 companies listed on the SGX in terms of market capitalization every quarter. Q & M Dental Group ... ( read original story ...)
End of an Era as Hong Kong Stock Trading Floor to Close
Photo: Kin Cheung HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s last remaining stock market floor traders are taking their final ... follows other global peers like Tokyo, Singapore and London that have eliminated their trading floors In the United States, floor traders ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore online gaming firm Sea raises $884 million in U.S. IPO
(Reuters) - Singapore-based online gaming and e-commerce firm Sea Ltd has raised about $884 million in its U.S IPO after pricing the offering above expectations, the company said on Friday. Supported by strong demand, the shares were sold at $15 each, more ... ( read original story ...)
Southeast Asia’s Sea, formerly Garena, to raise upwards of $884M in US IPO
Sea, the Singapore-based digital entertainment firm formerly known ... Sea originally planned to raise $1 billion but it later lowered that figure. However, the IPO could pass the $1 billion mark if the firm’s underwriters purchase their full allotment ... ( read original story ...)