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Indonesia’s vow to balance currency, growth may cushion rupiah
Heavy selling of Indonesian bonds since September has reduced US$4.6 billion of net bond inflows to a gain of merely US$20 million Bank…
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Asian markets mixed as traders eye US data ahead of Fed decision
Among the reports due for release are private jobs creation, services activity and personal consumption expenditure Asian equities were…
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Metaoptics shares soar nearly 14% on proposed share placement
The proceeds are expected to strengthen the group’s financial position and expand its capital base to support a growing pipeline of global…
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MetaOptics shares close 16.8% higher on proposed share placement
Proceeds are expected to strengthen the group’s financial position and expand its capital base to support a growing pipeline of global…
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Gold edges lower from near three-week peak on profit-taking
Investors are looking ahead to US manufacturing and private payroll data due later this week Gold edged lower in early Asian trade on…
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Silver hits fresh record after trading outage, supply tightness
Its most recent surge has been supported by renewed concerns of tightness in the global market Silver jumped to a record, reinforcing a…
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Silver jumps to record high on supply tightness, rate-cut hopes
Markets are fully pricing in a quarter-point rate cut on continued weakness in the American labour market and a series of dovish comments…
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Marco Polo Marine H2 profit quadruples to S$47.9m on impairment reversals
This is attributed to a combination of stronger underlying performance and several extraordinary gains Marco Polo Marine posted on…
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Marco Polo Marine H2 profit quadruples to S$47.9 million on impairment reversals
This is attributed to a combination of stronger underlying performance and several extraordinary gains Marco Polo Marine posted on…
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Marco Polo Marine H2 profit jumps over 4 times to S$47.9 million on impairment reversals
This is attributed to a combination of stronger underlying performance and several extraordinary gains Marco Polo Marine posted on…
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Japanese firms scale back investment as tariff headwinds hit
Monday’s figures will be factored into revisions made to third-quarter GDP data due Dec 8 Japanese businesses trimmed back their capital…
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Low Keng Huat controlling shareholders launch delisting offer at S$0.72 a share
The cash offer price represents a premium of 17.1 per cent over the last transacted price of S$0.615 The majority shareholders of Low Keng…
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Australia’s ASX hit by outage affecting corporate announcements, website shows
The Australian Securities Exchange’s (ASX) announcements platform was down on Monday (Dec 1), with companies due to release…
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ASX outage halted company reports for hours in latest snafu
The delays also come after a 10-hour shutdown on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Friday roiled world markets A technical outage at ASX…
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ASX announcements platform operational issue ‘largely resolved’
Embattled stock exchange operator Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is facing fresh pressure to enact its turnaround plan, after its…
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Manulife US Reit proposes strategic pivot to retail, living, industrial sectors
It seeks mandates for US$350 million in divestments and US$600 million in acquisitions Manulife US Reit is seeking unitholder approval for…
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Stocks to watch: Low Keng Huat, Centurion, Manulife US Reit, Seatrium, Wilmar, LHN
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Dec 1): Low Keng Huat: The majority…
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Databricks in talks to raise capital at US$134 billion valuation: report
Data analytics firm Databricks is in talks to raise US$5 billion at a valuation of US$134 billion, which is roughly 32 times this year’s…
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Centurion takes 25% stake in Perth student accommodation project for A$6m
Centurion Corporation has expanded its Australian footprint into Perth, Western Australia, acquiring a 25 per cent equity interest in a…
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Trump defends Hegseth over reports of a second strike on alleged drug boat
President Trump on Sunday downplayed reports that his defense secretary ordered military members to strike a suspected drug boat a second…
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China earnings miss casts doubt on Xi’s bid to end deflation
Beijing’s campaign to rein in price wars and blunt deflation has done little to lift third-quarter earnings, leaving investors short on…
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South Korea’s small-cap Kosdaq index surges on report of tax breaks
The Kospi has jumped 64% so far this year, making it one of the world’s best-performing indexes South Korea’s Kosdaq Index surged after a…
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Nasdaq 100 ends November in recovery mode
THE Nasdaq 100 entered the final stretch of November 2025 in recovery after a sharp mid-month pullback. The index had reached fresh…
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UltraGreen.ai right to move fast on Singapore listing instead of waiting for SGX-Nasdaq bridge
To drive its post-listing performance, the company should educate investors, lay out operational milestones and emphasise its competitive…