Stocks to watch: OCBC, ST Engineering, Frasers Property, Raffles Education

[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (May 8):

OCBC : The lender reported on Friday that net profit for the first quarter rose 5 per cent, driven by strong growth in wealth management. Net profit for the three months ended Mar 31, stood at S$1.97 billion, versus S$1.88 billion a year earlier. This was above the S$1.88 billion consensus estimate in a Bloomberg survey of five analysts. Shares of OCBC closed 0.6 per cent, or S$0.12, lower at S$21.88 on Thursday.

ST Engineering : The urban solutions business of the company has secured two smart mobility projects in the Middle East valued at more than S$100 million in total. One contract involves deploying a GoParkin smart car park system at the King Hussein Business Park in Jordan, while the other is regarding the support of Qatar’s national intelligent transport system operations. Shares of ST Engineering fell 1.6 per cent or S$0.18 to close at S$10.74 on Thursday, before the news.

Frasers Property : The real estate group posted a 37.8 per cent drop in net profit to S$88.4 million for its first half ended Mar 31, from S$142.2 million in the previous corresponding period. This was mainly due to a S$38.2 million impairment on an investment in Thailand. Shares of Frasers Property closed unchanged at S$1.14 on Thursday.

Raffles Education : Its profit after tax stood at S$21.1 million for its third quarter ended Mar 31, reversing the after-tax loss of about S$890,000 from the year-ago period, the company said on Thursday evening. However, revenue fell 14 per cent on the year to S$24.5 million form S$28.5 million. The counter closed Thursday flat at S$0.147, before the news.