Singapore Wrap Tuesday

Noble Group jumps by most since '99, erases last week's drop

Noble Group Ltd surged the most in more than 15 years, rising for a second day and erasing last week's 28 per cent slump as the commodity trader brought forward its results announcement.

General Election

Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, who has been an MP in Marine Parade since 1976, said on Tuesday that he will likely stand in the next election.

Second Permanent Secretary for Trade and Industry Chee Hong Tat, 41, has resigned from the civil service, a sign that he is likely to enter politics in the upcoming election.

StarHub to commission local programming this year using PCFS funding

StarHub will commission more than 80 hours of original local productions thanks to a fresh round of funding from the Media Development Authority Singapore (MDA) under the MDA's Public Service Broadcast Contestable Funds Scheme (PCFS) for 2015.

EL Development top bidder for 99-year private condo site at West Coast Vale

EL Development has placed the top bid of S$314.1 million or S$551.15 per square foot per plot ratio (psf ppr) for a 99-year private condominium site at West Coast Vale.

Corporate Earnings

The STI Today

Singapore shares close marginally lower

Singapore shares closed flat on Tuesday with the key Straits Times Index losing 1.8 points to finish at 3,191.04.