The Business Times
Tan Nai Lun

Tan Nai Lun

CORRESPONDENT

Tan Nai Lun is a correspondent with BT, covering the banking and finance sectors. Nai Lun graduated from Nanyang Technological University with a double major in communications and business.

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It could be time for investors to carefully assess their exposure to the handful of big American technology stocks that have come to dominate key stock indices.
OUTLOOK 2026

Stock investing in 2026 demands diversification, active approach amid AI boom, geopolitical risks

Markets across Asia are likely to benefit from recent Fed rate cuts as well as a weaker US dollar

The US Federal Reserve met expectations and cut interest rates by 25 basis points overnight.

Short-term market rally likely after Fed rate cut, but analysts say 2026 will hinge on fundamentals

Asia markets end mixed as the STI and KLCI gain, while Hang Seng, Nikkei and Kospi retreat

Across the broader market, gainers trailed losers 222 to 290, after 1.1 billion securities worth S$1.1 billion changed hands.

Singapore stocks end lower amid mixed regional trading; STI down 0.5%

iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index gains 0.3% or 3.91 points to 1,444.66

Singapore has 55 billionaires, with six new additions in 2025, according to UBS’ Billionaire Ambitions Report.

Wealth of Singapore billionaires soars 66% to third-highest in Apac at US$258.8 billion

Apac billionaires include the Zhang brothers behind Mixue; Tron blockchain’s Justin Sun

Drew & Napier has also helped a group of 184 Japanese investors formally file a request for arbitration, at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), against the Swiss Confederation.

Drew & Napier, Withers to collaborate on claims against Switzerland over Credit Suisse AT1 losses

The Singapore firm has filed arbitration for Japanese claimants; expects to file for Singapore, Hong Kong groups by Q1 2026

Bankers expect the positive momentum for Singapore IPOs to continue in 2026, supported by ongoing efforts to boost market activity.
OUTLOOK 2026

Recovery in investment banking activity likely to continue into 2026 amid positive macro environment

Singapore IPO pipeline expected to be even stronger in the coming year

The Straits Times Index is up 7.78 points at 4,509.34, while the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index is down 0.68 points at 1,444.74.

Singapore stocks track regional gains on Thursday; STI up 0.2%

Across the broader market, gainers outnumber losers 270 to 216 after 1.2 billion securities worth S$1.2 billion change hands

Across the broader market, gainers outnumbered losers 280 to 258, after 1.3 billion securities worth S$1.3 billion changed hands.

Singapore stocks track Wall Street gains; STI up 0.4%

Across the broader market, gainers outnumber losers 280 to 258, after 1.3 billion securities worth S$1.3 billion change hands

The Straits Times Index is down 11 points at 4,485.63, while the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index is up 3.71 points at 1,442.38.

Singapore stocks fall, bucking regional gains; STI down 0.2%

Across the broader market, gainers outnumber losers 310 to 247 after 1.3 billion securities worth S$1.4 billion change hands

"If you keep doing the same things that everyone else is doing, then you can’t really build a great business," said Kailash Gupta, managing director of Generation Next Communications.
ENTERPRISE 50 AWARDS

Generation Next Communications adds value by always being on the hunt for ‘what’s next’

The five-time winner is now looking to tap AI to boost performance

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