Markets & Investing

SGX-ST rejects International Cement's planned purchase of African firm for $141.45m

The proposed acquisition failed to meet the requirements of a VSA under rule 1015(2).

Accelerating Asia unveils first batch of startups

It aims to help develop the growth of seed-stage startups.

SGX licenses three futures-based indices to Taiwan ETF Yuanta SITC

The MSCI EM series Futures Indices is said to be the world’s first.

Singapore and Indonesia equities defy regional downturn

Consumer staples and healthcare may be able to weather market volatilty.

OUE subscribes for all of Indonesian investment holding firm's shares

Its subsidiary Tengara Holdings subscribed for 99.9% of PT Deer Pine Indonesia’s shares for $1.1m.

Singtel unit unveils EUR500m fixed rate notes due 2029 at 1%

Singtel Optus will utilise the funds for general corporate purposes. Singtel subsidiary Singtel Optus priced its EUR500m ($770.82m) 10 year fixed...

China Jinjiang Environment Holding shareholders to sell 29.79% stake for $320m

Around 430 million shares will be sold to Zhejiang Energy International and Zheneng Capital Holdings Co.

SGX daily average value dipped 18% to $1.1b in May

Total derivatives traded volume however surged 46% YoY to 24.2 million contracts.

Six more firms join SGX watchlist

All failed to have a volume-weighted average price of at least $0.20 per share.

Attilan Group receives delisting notice from SGX

Trading in the company’s securities will continue until 5:16 p.m. on 3 July.

ComfortDelGro invests $136.6m in three tech startups

These startups are SWAT, Haulio and Israel-based Foretellix.

Daily Briefing: Temasek and Tencent invest $47.8m in London-based fintech; GIC raises stake in Julius Baer

And Credit Counselling Singapore has launched programme to help cash-strapped SMEs.

ayondo chairman files share transfer notice six months late

The shares were transferred to existing shareholders of the firm on 22 November 2018 via Next Generation Finance Management AG.

SPH to issue $150m perpetual securities

They will be issued in denominations of $250,000 on 7 June.

No binding agreement with Utico yet: Hyflux

The move comes after the UAE-based firm offered a part cash redemption to its retail investors.

SGX's industrial stocks amassed institutional flows of $189.9m YTD

ComfortDelGro led the pack with a YTD total return of 18.1%.