Singapore Wrap Tuesday

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Resale prices of non-landed private homes inch up 0.2% in Aug: SRX

Resale prices of Singapore non-landed private homes inched up 0.2 per cent in August over the preceding month, going by the latest flash estimate from SRX Property. SRX's revised index value for July reflects a 0.1 per cent increase, a smaller gain compared with the 0.3 per cent increase registered earlier, when the flash estimate for that month was released.

Robust Plan withdraws offer for Cordlife's CCBC shares, notes

Singapore-listed Cordlife Group announced that Hong Kong incorporated Robust Plan has withdrawn its offer for Cordlife's shares and convertible notes in US-listed China Cord Blood Corp (CCBC) with immediate effect.

YuuZoo, Sweden-based firm in mobile games tie-up

Singapore-listed YuuZoo Corp has tied up with Sweden-based Circle of Champions Inc (CoC) to distribute and market its mobile games Powershot Challenge and Striker Challenge.

The STI Today

Singapore shares end higher in line with rises in China, HK stocks, Dow futures

A 250-point jump in Dow futures and sizeable gains in China and Hong Kong stocks on Tuesday helped the Straits Times Index (STI) avoid a sixth loss in seven sessions on Tuesday with a 32.91 points rise to 2,885.32. Volume was a low 1.2 billion units worth S$1 billion and excluding warrants there were 245 rises versus 151 falls.