Tag: stock market

This means that instead of moving in tandem with the entire stock market and general investors’ sentiment, individual stocks are fluctuating independently based on their own company performance and fundamentals. Hence several assert that this could be ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE - A Singapore court found a former manager at a Swiss private bank guilty of failing to report more than $1.26 billion in suspicious transactions in a case linked to the indebted Malaysian state fund 1 MDB. The court on Wednesday sentenced Jens ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore on Monday demanded the immediate return of nine armoured troop carriers impounded by Hong Kong while in transit from Taiwan, calling the seizure illegal under international law. The November seizure of the Terrex vehicles by Hong Kong customs has ... ( read original story ...)

In four previous articles of mine, I identified the top six performers and top six losers in 2016 amongst the 30 constituents of the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI). The 30 stocks are referred to as blue chips in the context of our local stock market. ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE — The Singapore Exchange (SGX) is expected to witness another healthy year of initial public offering (IPO) activity in 2017 despite the rise of alternative fundraising options for companies, with analysts identifying real estate investment ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore US Korea Household Leverage Ratio Singapore 119% ... This is likely due to the fact that income growth lagged behind expenditures, thus forcing consumers to borrow to finance their purchases. In 2016, however, household spending flatlined ... ( read original story ...)

Real estate investment trusts in Singapore’s stock market are not given much love by investors at the moment, judging by how many of them are actually near a 52-week low. According to data from SGX Stock Facts, there are 19 REITs currently trading at a ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s stock market barometer, the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), closed 2015 at 2,883 points. A year later, the index ended 2016 marginally lower at 2,881 points. Although the index had a flat year, the same can’t be said for many of its 30 ... ( read original story ...)

(RTTNews.com) - Ahead of Monday's holiday for the new year, the Singapore stock market had finished lower in two straight sessions - giving away almost 20 points or 0.8 percent in that span. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 2,880-point ... ( read original story ...)

(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market on Tuesday wrote a finish to the two-day slide in which it had fallen almost 20 points or 0.8 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 2,900-point plateau, and the market may add to its winnings ... ( read original story ...)

A stronger USD is also beneficial for exporting countries such as Japan and Singapore. Source ... experienced a spike in 10-year treasury yields alongside a strong stock market performance. Fourthly, valuation of the local index remains attractive. ( read original story ...)

Singapore: Asian stocks began 2017 on a flat note on Tuesday ... China was the worst performing major Asian stock market in 2016, posting a 11.3 per cent loss in its worst year in five. ( read original story ...)

LONDON: European and Asian stock markets mostly rose Tuesday (Jan 3), with London ... which broke to a new record high at the open," said Joshua Mahony, market analyst at IG trading group. The FTSE remained in positive territory approaching midday as ... ( read original story ...)

LONDON (AP) -- Britain's main stock index struck a record high Tuesday as a survey ... has undoubtedly been a key driver of the recent turnaround, while the domestic market has remained a strong contributor to new business wins," said Rob Dobson, Senior ... ( read original story ...)

This principal of economics is at the core of the explosion in real estate prices in Singapore during the modern era. Singapore, in many ways, is an extreme case of demand for land outpacing the supply. In a city-state of just 719 square kilometers ... ( read original story ...)

In May 2015, it suddenly occurred to me that it could be useful for many investors if I were to collect important historical facts and figures about Singapore’s stock market and present them in a single article. This thought of mine eventually became an ... ( read original story ...)