https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ THE BUSINESS TIMES - Find latest business and financial news including analysis and opinion on top business stories, stock markets in Singapore, Asia-Pacific and global market news and more at The Business Times. en-US https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/favicon.ico https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ 32 32 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/here-are-sgxs-top-10-dividend-and-best-performing-etfs-volatile-first-quarter Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:00:41 +0000 Koh Kim Xuan Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/here-are-sgxs-top-10-dividend-and-best-performing-etfs-volatile-first-quarter The US-Venezuela tensions, followed by the Iran war, did their part to roil the markets in Q1 2026 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/hong-kong-bourse-plans-start-zero-day-options-early-2027 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:53:22 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/hong-kong-bourse-plans-start-zero-day-options-early-2027 Known as 0DTEs, the instruments allow traders to express short-term views and make tactical bets on intraday market moves and events https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/stocks-watch-keppel-reit-seatrium-fct-cao-aspial-lifestyle-cict Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:39:30 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/stocks-watch-keppel-reit-seatrium-fct-cao-aspial-lifestyle-cict [SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Apr 21): https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-shares-slide-concerns-us-iran-ceasefire-collapse Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:55:09 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-shares-slide-concerns-us-iran-ceasefire-collapse EUROPEAN shares declined on Monday, following a sharp rebound in the previous session, as investors awaited progress on possible US-Iran talks ahead of... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-stocks-wall-street-closes-slightly-down-renewed-tensions-between-us-iran Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:51:06 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-stocks-wall-street-closes-slightly-down-renewed-tensions-between-us-iran Teheran closed the Strait of Hormuz again over the weekend https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/sti-inches-0-1-even-iran-conflict-keeps-investors-edge Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:17:18 +0000 Tay Peck Gek Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/sti-inches-0-1-even-iran-conflict-keeps-investors-edge Across the broader market, decliners edge out gainers 300 to 297, after 1.8 billion securities change hands https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/etfs-traded-sgx-hit-record-over-s19-billion-aum-117-q1-turnover-surge Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:30:39 +0000 Therese Soh Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/etfs-traded-sgx-hit-record-over-s19-billion-aum-117-q1-turnover-surge China-focused exchange-traded funds are the strongest performers in the quarter, supported by a price rally for energy stocks https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/hong-kong-exchange-tightens-rules-avoid-auditor-shopping Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:52:29 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/hong-kong-exchange-tightens-rules-avoid-auditor-shopping The move effectively closes a loophole that allowed boards to pressure auditors into resigning without immediate shareholder oversight https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/koh-brothers-eco-jumps-13-5-its-unit-oiltek-crosses-s1-billion-market-value Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:53:57 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/koh-brothers-eco-jumps-13-5-its-unit-oiltek-crosses-s1-billion-market-value Koh Brothers Group shares also end 18.3% higher https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/malaysian-ringgit-set-test-new-high-2026-strategists-say Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:49:43 +0000 Asean Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets International /international/asean/malaysian-ringgit-set-test-new-high-2026-strategists-say Gains have been supported by strong exports and a surge in investment tied to Malaysia’s fast-growing data centre industry https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/stocks-watch-wilmar-cict-cdlht-centurion Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:31:14 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Deon Loke Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/stocks-watch-wilmar-cict-cdlht-centurion [SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Apr 20): https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/traders-brace-renewed-turmoil-strait-hormuz-stand Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:52:50 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/traders-brace-renewed-turmoil-strait-hormuz-stand Oil is where the gap between market pricing and physical reality has been widest https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/crypto-hack-worth-us290-million-triggers-defi-contagion-shock Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:37:12 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/crypto-hack-worth-us290-million-triggers-defi-contagion-shock HACKERS exploited a cross-chain bridge on Saturday (Apr 18), draining nearly US$300 million from a key piece of decentralised finance infrastructure and... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/blue-owl-co-ceos-personal-loans-no-longer-backed-firm-shares Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/blue-owl-co-ceos-personal-loans-no-longer-backed-firm-shares [LOS ANGELES] Blue Owl Capital co-chief executive officers Doug Ostrover and Marc Lipschultz have revised the terms of personal loans to remove... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/stoxx-600-jumps-more-1-after-iran-declares-strait-hormuz-open Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:49:00 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/stoxx-600-jumps-more-1-after-iran-declares-strait-hormuz-open [BENGALURU] The Stoxx 600 jumped more than 1 per cent and notched its fourth straight weekly gain on Friday (Apr 17), after... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-shares-fall-friday-pending-news-us-iran-diplomacy-efforts-sti-down-0-2 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:36:45 +0000 Benicia Tan Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/singapore-shares-fall-friday-pending-news-us-iran-diplomacy-efforts-sti-down-0-2 Yangzijiang Shipbuilding leads the gainers on the benchmark index, rising to S$4.09 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/wall-street-turns-gloomy-us-dollar-haven-demand-fades Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:34:21 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/wall-street-turns-gloomy-us-dollar-haven-demand-fades Investors are once again focusing on the headwinds that drove the dollar down 8 per cent in 2025 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/australian-shares-fall-doubts-over-us-iran-deal-persist-banks-miners-drag Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:47:20 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/australian-shares-fall-doubts-over-us-iran-deal-persist-banks-miners-drag AUSTRALIAN shares slipped on Friday, dragged by miners and banks, while domestic fuel supply concerns and doubts over whether upcoming US-Iran peace... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/china-fund-beating-98-peers-bets-ai-chain-healthcare Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:46:01 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/china-fund-beating-98-peers-bets-ai-chain-healthcare Chinese AI firms’ worldwide recognition has extended far beyond the big tech names https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/stocks-watch-flct-yangzijiang-maritime-moneymax-keppel-pacific-oak-us-reit Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:29:10 +0000 Chloe Lim Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/stocks-watch-flct-yangzijiang-maritime-moneymax-keppel-pacific-oak-us-reit [SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Apr 17):  https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/kore-us-reit-q1-distributable-income-rises-4-3-higher-adjusted-npi Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:14:29 +0000 Therese Soh Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/kore-us-reit-q1-distributable-income-rises-4-3-higher-adjusted-npi The improvement is mainly due to higher one-off other operating income and cash rental income https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-shares-muted-middle-east-developments-corporate-results-focus Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:54:28 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-shares-muted-middle-east-developments-corporate-results-focus EUROPEAN shares were little changed on Thursday as markets weighed progress toward a potential resolution to the Middle East conflict, while investors assessed... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-stocks-sp-500-nasdaq-edge-new-records-middle-east-hopes-focus Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:49:13 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-stocks-sp-500-nasdaq-edge-new-records-middle-east-hopes-focus Nasdaq’s gain represented its 12th consecutive advance, its longest winning streak since July 2009 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-stocks-fall-despite-regional-gains-sti-down-0-3 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:46:45 +0000 Ranamita Chakraborty Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/singapore-stocks-fall-despite-regional-gains-sti-down-0-3 Across the broader market, gainers outnumber losers 397 to 219 after 2.1 billion securities change hands https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/global-investors-boost-us-dollar-hedging-ratio-two-year-high Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:49:18 +0000 Global Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets International /international/global/global-investors-boost-us-dollar-hedging-ratio-two-year-high Hedging ratio on the greenback rises to 63% as of Apr 10 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/japans-nikkei-closes-record-high-wiping-out-iran-war-losses Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:06:24 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/japans-nikkei-closes-record-high-wiping-out-iran-war-losses The index is just 0.8% away from the 60,000 milestone eyed by investors https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/olam-gets-nod-final-jurisdiction-divest-44-58-olam-agri-saudis Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:28:17 +0000 Therese Soh Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/olam-gets-nod-final-jurisdiction-divest-44-58-olam-agri-saudis Proposed sale is the first of two tranches in the group’s US$2.6 billion divestment of its remaining stake in the agribusiness unit https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/asia-markets-advance-peace-deal-hopes-corporate-earnings Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:21:08 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/asia-markets-advance-peace-deal-hopes-corporate-earnings [SINGAPORE] Stocks pushed higher in early Asia trading on Thursday as optimism grew about a deal to end the Iran war with... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/stocks-watch-sia-yangzijiang-shipbuilding-keppel-dc-reit-suntec-reit-olam-group-starhub Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:37:45 +0000 Deon Loke Therese Soh Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/stocks-watch-sia-yangzijiang-shipbuilding-keppel-dc-reit-suntec-reit-olam-group-starhub [SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Apr 16):  https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-equities-dip-investors-track-mideast-updates-corporate-earnings Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:53:50 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-equities-dip-investors-track-mideast-updates-corporate-earnings EUROPEAN shares slipped on Wednesday as the evolving situation in the Middle East kept investors cautious, while they also assessed a range of... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-stocks-sp-500-nasdaq-push-closing-records-optimism-around-middle-east-talks-earnings Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:48:53 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-stocks-sp-500-nasdaq-push-closing-records-optimism-around-middle-east-talks-earnings Nasdaq notches a record finish for the first time since Oct 29 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/asian-stocks-track-us-rally-iran-peace-push Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:49:30 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/asian-stocks-track-us-rally-iran-peace-push Market sentiment has improved https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/fn-buy-nearly-20-stake-new-zealand-honey-manufacturer-comvita-nz20-1-million Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:08:22 +0000 Therese Soh Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/fn-buy-nearly-20-stake-new-zealand-honey-manufacturer-comvita-nz20-1-million This broadens its participation in health and wellness, with a focus on long-term growth categories https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/construction-defence-among-sectors-watch-singapore-amid-geopolitical-tensions-analysts Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:44:44 +0000 Chloe Lim Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/construction-defence-among-sectors-watch-singapore-amid-geopolitical-tensions-analysts They are positive on the banking sector, but are mixed on Reits https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/stocks-watch-fn-yangzijiang-maritime-lendlease-global-commercial-reit Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:38:27 +0000 Chloe Lim Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/stocks-watch-fn-yangzijiang-maritime-lendlease-global-commercial-reit [SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Apr 15):  https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-shares-climb-1-one-month-highs-middle-east-de-escalation-hopes Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:49:09 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-shares-climb-1-one-month-highs-middle-east-de-escalation-hopes EUROPEAN shares closed at their highest level in over a month on Tuesday, with investors welcoming signs of a resumption of Middle East... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-stocks-wall-street-rallies-renewed-hopes-us-iran-talks-earnings-boost Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:45:39 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-stocks-wall-street-rallies-renewed-hopes-us-iran-talks-earnings-boost THE Nasdaq climbed 2 per cent while the S&P 500 finished up 1 per cent and near its record closing high on... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/japan-exchanges-eye-call-option-etfs-attract-global-investors Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:03:18 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets Global International /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/japan-exchanges-eye-call-option-etfs-attract-global-investors Adding covered calls could boost the liquidity of listed single-stock options https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/kin-global-eyes-s10-million-catalist-ipo-grow-events-tourism-business Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:18:05 +0000 Ranamita Chakraborty Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/kin-global-eyes-s10-million-catalist-ipo-grow-events-tourism-business Proceeds will be allocated to areas such as M&A, strategic investments and JVs