SingPost shares climb 4.6% after Alibaba deal approved
Analysts say attention will now be focused on group's dividend policy review
Singapore
NEWS that Chinese e-commerce titan Alibaba has gotten the green light from regulators to raise its stake in postal and e-commerce group Singapore Post gave a shot in the arm on Friday to the counter, which had been in the doldrums after a series of corporate governance issues were unearthed at its board earlier this year.
SingPost shares were among the most heavily traded in the local market, coming in third on the actives list for the session with 28.4 million shares changing hands. The counte…
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