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Straits Times Index (STI) is regarded as the benchmark index for the Singapore stock market. It tracks the performance of the top 30 companies listed on the Singapore Exchange. It is jointly calculated by Singapore Exchange (SGX), Singapore Press Holdings ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - Singapore will have its first seed bank next year, storing seeds of up to 25,000 plant species, in an effort to protect local and regional plant diversity. The Singapore Botanic Gardens Seed Bank will be set up by the National Parks Board ... ( read original story ...)

It’s Fri-yay! Here are three things about the local stock market that you might be interested in today. 1. The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), ended Friday at 3,573 points, down 25 points, or 0.7%. On the other hand, the Straits Times Index component ... ( read original story ...)

IPO targeted to take place as soon as the end of this year KinderWorld Education Group, which runs schools across Southeast Asia, is considering a Singapore initial public offering that could raise about S$70 million ($53 million), people with knowledge of ... ( read original story ...)

The SFA subcommittee is dedicated to ensuring the local crowdlending industry is a trusted, credible and viable mode of financing for businesses in Singapore. In 2016, Southeast Asia’s alternative finance market reached a record US$215.94 million ... ( read original story ...)

(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last four trading days since the end of the five-day winning streak in which it had climbed more than 140 points or 4.1 percent. The Straits Times ... ( read original story ...)

(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market has climbed higher in back-to-back trading days, advancing more than 60 points or 1.7 percent along the way. The Straits Times index now rests just above the 3,555-point plateau although it may be stuck in neutral ... ( read original story ...)

Income investors may still find the company’s market-beating dividend yield attractive, but it’s worth noting that a stock’s yield says nothing about its ability to sustain its dividend payouts. The Behind-the-Scenes Story on Motley Fool Singapore's ... ( read original story ...)

For stock market investors like you and me ... including the special dividend of 1.0 Singapore cent declared in 2017’s fourth quarter. A Foolish conclusion The deep dive I did earlier on Teckwah, and the application of Buffett’s checklist should ... ( read original story ...)

These are 0.8-1.0% of the total stock in 2018-2020," the analyst added. Another sign that the market is bottoming out could be found in the overseas diversification among REITs, with the acquired properties lifting overall portfolio fundamentals ... ( read original story ...)

PETALING JAYA: Qualitas Medical Ltd is said to be on track for its initial public offering (IPO) on the Singapore stock exchange (SGX), with its ... the aborted IPO exercise to the unfavourable market conditions then. He had said that the financial ... ( read original story ...)

Ever since Jhunjhunwalas' first invested in this stock (based on data available ... bigger beneficiary in India than Titan from the market point of view,” said Samir Arora, founder & fund manager at Singapore-based Helios Capital. Forget the PE part ... ( read original story ...)

At 10:35 am Singapore time (0235 GMT), ICE June Brent crude futures ... once the dust settles prices may reverse back some of their gains," he added. Meanwhile, market participants will look out for the much awaited Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee ... ( read original story ...)

Softbank backs Singapore-based ride-sharing service Grab, the startup that just took over Uber’s business in Southeast Asia. Now, let’s turn to hard data that show the region’s increasing tech clout. Of the top 10 largest Internet IPOs in 2017 ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank) launched on Friday the nation’s biggest IPO that aims to raise as much as $922 million and has attracted global funds as cornerstone investors, a term sheet of the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore-based ASLAN Pharmaceuticals aims to raise $86 million in a U.S. IPO. The Taipei-listed firm has a pipeline of late-stage treatment candidates for various cancers that are prevalent in Asia. Management's collaborative efforts and the company's ... ( read original story ...)