Daily Debrief: What Happened Today

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Hot stock: Venture Corp slides more than 4% to S$14.65

The stock has fallen more than 50 per cent from its peak of S$29.51, which it touched in mid-April this year.

More grants to help Singapore businesses lift energy efficiency

SINGAPORE'S businesses are getting extra help to bolster their energy efficiency as the world transitions to a lower carbon economy.

EMA in energy storage tie-up with PSA, Sembcorp Industries

SOLAR is the most viable source of renewable energy for Singapore, but to fully exploit its green potential calls for the use of one game-changing technology.

Singapore most active in private equity, venture capital activity in region in Q2: EY report

PRIVATE equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) activity in South-east Asia during the second quarter of 2018 remained robust, with about US$1.3 billion worth of investments pumped into 36 deals.

Singapore dollar 'too strong' relative to external and domestic factors: DBS Group Research

IN a research note, FX (forex) strategist Philip Wee and economist Radhika Rao said they now believe that that USD/SGD will rise to 1.40 by the end of this year and stay above that level into 2019.

JTC launches Jalan Lam Huat site in Kranji for tender

JTC has launched a 0.77 hectare industrial site in the Kranji area for tender, the fourth of six Confirmed List sites under the Industrial Government Land Sales (IGLS) programme for the second half of this year.

Corporate earnings

Far East H-Trust Q3 DPS creeps up to 1.05 Singapore cents; net property income up 11.8% to S$27.7m

The STI today

Singapore shares close 0.5% lower on Tuesday

SINGAPORE shares closed lower on Tuesday, with the Straits Times Index down 0.5 per cent or 15.09 points to 2,966.45.