Stocks

SGX RegCo proposes to require listed firms to have a Singapore-registered auditor

The regulator aims to strengthen auditor accountability and investor confidence.

Citic Envirotech share trading halts after losing free float status

The company is no longer extending its exit offer beyond 17 January.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.14%

DBS led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 0.58% expansion.

SGX RegCo sets due diligence and independence standards for issue managers

It will refer to the ABS Listings Due Diligence Guidelines in evaluating IMs.

SGX daily average value rose 15% to $960m in December

REITs and property trusts took up almost a quarter of the value.

SGX scraps compulsory quarterly reporting based on market cap

Reporting will only be required for companies associated with higher risks.

SGX RegCo warns investors on trading China Haida shares

Its share price leapt 150% to $0.01 on 16 December.

Most traded mid-cap stocks' average returns hit 10% in 2019

Hi-P International led the pack as returns jumped 101%.

S-REITs hit average total returns of 23% in 2019

The trusts contributed a quarter of the daily turnover of the island’s stock market.

STI's total returns hit 9.4% in 2019

Accumulated dividends boosted returns whilst weak Hong Kong stocks dragged the index.

Buyback value plunged about 60% to $590m in 2019

OCBC led amongst stocks in December with a total buyback consideration of $26m.

iEdge SG Real Estate 20 Index posted total return of 20.2% YTD

The best-performing stock amongst the constituents is Mapletree Logistics Trust.

New SGX listings raised $3.13b in January-November 2019

A vast majority of the funds were raised by the four Mainboard-listed REITs.