Singapore

Chart of the Day: Office property investments nearly doubled to $1.9b in Q2

It outgrew the residential segment where investments plummeted to $914.2m.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.52%

Singtel fell the most amongst top active stocks with a 4.9% decrease.

Beyond Japan: Sompo Holdings Asia's journey towards a sturdy retail platform

The insurer seeks to build and reinforce brand awareness for direct consumers in key Asia Pacific markets.

HDB resale transactions jumped 29.8% in Q2

Changes to the CPF may have stoked demand for HDB resale flats.

Unemployment rate hits 3.3% in Q2

Employment declined in the retail and manufacturing sectors.

Retail rentals down 1.5% in Q2: URA

However, the prices of retail spaces increased by 0.4%.

Manufacturing output down 6.9% in June

The electronics and transport engineering segments led the decline.

Private home prices rose 1.5% in Q2: URA

Condo prices rose 2% whilst landed property prices fell 0.1%.

Mapletree Industrial Trust eyes international buys to boost overseas AUM to 30%

It could enter third party deals in Europe and Asia to drive DPU growth.

Office prices climbed 0.9% in Q2: URA

Rentals of office space also rose 1.3% in the same period.

Mapletree Commercial Trust's NPI inched up 2.8% to $88.35m in Q1

All properties except Mapletree Anson performed strongly in terms of contributions.

ST Engineering secured $1.5b-worth of contracts in Q2

Its aerospace and electronics sector accounted for $809m and $702m, respectively. Engineering firm Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering), revealed that its aerospace and electronics sectors have secured new contracts with a combined value of about $1.5b for Q2.

Suntec REIT's NPI down 7.4% to $114.56m in H1

Sinking fund contribution for Suntec City Office’s upgrades worth $8m hit earnings.

Industrial property occupancy rates inched up 0.6 pp in Q2

Multiple-user factory spaces recorded a 1.2 pp increase in occupancy to 87.2%.

SATS launches virtual kitchen for in-flight catering production

It captures and integrates process data into a 3D virtual environment.