Daily Debrief: What Happened Today
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Hot stock: No Signboard shares down by as much as 9.5% after CAD probes share buyback
THE counter also resumed trading on Monday following a trading halt on April 24, when it last traded at 8.4 Singapore cents.
Singapore, China ink deals on trade, Belt and Road projects
SINGAPORE and China signed four agreements on Monday, drawing closer their collaboration on trade, law enforcement and projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
DBS mortgage book shrinks for first time in years on cooling measures
DBS total housing loans stood at S$74.4 billion at March 31, 2019, down from S$75 billion at end-2018.
Sim Lim Square up for en bloc sale with S$1.25b reserve price
THE retail strata mall, one of Singapore's largest IT shopping centres, comprises six floors and two basements, housing 492 commercial units.
Keppel Corp ups limit of medium-term note programme to US$5b from US$3b
NET proceeds from the issue of the notes under the upsized programme will be used for general corporate or working capital purposes, the company said in a regulatory filing on Monday.
Corporate earnings
The STI today
Singapore shares soar 1.5% on Monday on strong macroeconomic data
THE Straits Times Index (STI) got an additional lift, thanks to the three local banks, to close at 3,407.02, up 50.07 points or 1.5 per cent.
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International
China central bank says treasury bond trading will be two-way
US wholesale inventories drop by unrevised 0.4% in March
China, Serbia chart ‘shared future’ as Xi Jinping visits Europe
World extends run of heat records for 11th straight month
SpaceX’s unit Starlink secures Indonesia operating permit
Axiata, Sinar Mas seek permission for Indonesia telco merger, minister says