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DEVELOPERS in Singapore sold 998 new private homes in June, 105 per cent more than May's 486, on pent-up demand and an increase in foreign buying as show galleries reopened.

DBS, Contour complete secured letter of credit transaction on blockchain network

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Frasers Property brings in capital partner for Northpoint City (South Wing)

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SGX queries Biolidics on timing, details of A*Star licence announcement

THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Wednesday posed a slate of queries to Biolidics about the details of a licence agreement the Catalist-listed firm had inked as well as the timing of its trading halt and announcement.

Wavemaker closes third South-east Asia fund at US$111m

SINGAPORE-BASED deep-tech investor Wavemaker Partners closed its third South-east Asia fund on June 19 at US$111.5 million, surpassing its target of US$100 million.

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STI closes 28.71 points up at 2,648.90; key property stocks chart gains

AMID mixed sentiment across the region, and a sombre kick-off to the Q2 reporting season in the US market, the local market benchmark Straits Times Index ended Wednesday at 2,648.90, up 28.71 points or 1.1 per cent.