Singapore

HDB resale volume plunged 78.1% to 423 deals in April: SRX

An analyst noted that this could be the lowest sales volume ever recorded.

HDB resale volume plunged 78.1% to 423 deals in April: SRX

An analyst noted that this could be the lowest sales volume ever recorded.

SingPost's post-tax profit jumped 228.8% to $88.28m in FY2020

The increase is attributable to the absence of losses from US businesses.

Manulife US REIT's occupancy rate widened to 96.5% in Q1

The REIT executed 147,000 sqft of leases, which is 3.2% of its portfolio by NLA.

Mauritius court appoints liquidator for Singtel's HOOQ

This comes after HOOQ commenced a creditors’ voluntary liquidation on 27 March.

OCBC's Q1 profit plunges 43% YoY to $698m

Banking and insurance operations suffered tremendous losses.

Do fintechs need better marketing strategies?

Singapore now houses hundreds of fintech companies, ramping up competition.

Chart of the Day: Prices of long tenure multiple-user factories up 2.1% in Q1

The industrial property segment saw very slight changes in median prices.

DBS launches cashless purchasing card for the logistics sector

The DBS P-Card will provide digital solution for payments and collections.

NetLink's profit up 1% to $78.1m in FY2020

The increase is driven by higher revenue from residential and non-residential connections.

MIT could lose 10-20% of tenants if circuit breaker tightens

Its management estimates that 10% might seek rent deferrals.

SPH REIT to grant full rental waiver to retail and medical tenants

A rental relief of 30% will be given to eligible office tenants.

Government rolls out temporary relief measures for property developers

It extended the completion period of residential, commercial and industrial projects.

Home prices may further drop in Q2

More sellers are likely to move their asking prices down as the circuit breaker extended.

Chart of the Day: Retail property vacancy rate widened to 8% in Q1

The take-up of some of the new retail projects was slow during the quarter.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.75%

SIA saw the sharpest decline amongst top active stocks with a 25.55% fall.