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/capital-markets-currencies/china-consumer-stocks-head-lost-decade-investors-pile-ai Sun, 27 Sep 2026 04:24:29 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/china-consumer-stocks-head-lost-decade-investors-pile-ai Weak consumer demand has emerged as a recurring theme during the latest earnings season  https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/yen-rises-japanese-officials-say-weak-currency-problem Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:43:40 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/yen-rises-japanese-officials-say-weak-currency-problem The currency strengthens as much as 1.2%, the most since Sep 7, to 156.94 per dollar on Friday https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-shares-log-weekly-gains-oil-prices-ease-mideast-tensions-linger Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:06:39 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-shares-log-weekly-gains-oil-prices-ease-mideast-tensions-linger The pan-European Stoxx 600 closes 0.4% higher on Friday, adding to the week’s 0.5% advance https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-stocks-wall-street-ends-higher-investors-buy-ai-stocks-microsoft-rallies Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:35:00 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-stocks-wall-street-ends-higher-investors-buy-ai-stocks-microsoft-rallies The software giant rallies 3.7%, lifting its 2026 gain to 7% https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/why-high-bond-yields-look-new-normal Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:34:24 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/why-high-bond-yields-look-new-normal Investors’ retreat from long-dated government debt is due to concerns including mounting fiscal deficits https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/wall-street-edges-ai-enthusiasm-eases-worries-over-higher-oil-prices-yields Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:43:33 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets International /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/wall-street-edges-ai-enthusiasm-eases-worries-over-higher-oil-prices-yields But inflation worries driven by prolonged conflicts and soaring government debt are capping the optimism https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-shares-rise-banks-lead-gains-sti-adds-1-week Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:24:33 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/singapore-shares-rise-banks-lead-gains-sti-adds-1-week Within the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index, Boustead Singapore advances the most, rising 2.8% to S$1.86 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/asian-stocks-weather-bond-storm-oil-retreats-slightly Fri, 25 Sep 2026 03:07:23 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/asian-stocks-weather-bond-storm-oil-retreats-slightly [SYDNEY] Asian shares held their nerve on Friday (Sep 25) as a relentless bond selloff pushed longer dated US yields to two-decade... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/stocks-watch-far-east-orchard-cse-global-addvalue-tech Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:35:50 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/stocks-watch-far-east-orchard-cse-global-addvalue-tech [SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Sep 25): https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-shares-slip-rising-oil-bond-yield-weigh-trump-xi-talks-eyed Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:52:44 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-shares-slip-rising-oil-bond-yield-weigh-trump-xi-talks-eyed EUROPEAN shares closed lower on Thursday (Sep 24) as oil prices resumed their rise on faltering hopes of US-Iran negotiations, keeping euro zone... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-stocks-sp-500-ends-marginally-lower-investors-focus-us-iran-war Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:46:17 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-stocks-sp-500-ends-marginally-lower-investors-focus-us-iran-war The three major indices closed mixed for the day https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/wall-st-opens-lower-oil-gains-middle-east-uncertainty-eyes-trump-xi-talks Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:05:15 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/wall-st-opens-lower-oil-gains-middle-east-uncertainty-eyes-trump-xi-talks [NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main stock indexes opened lower on Thursday (Sep 24) as simmering Middle East tensions lifted oil prices and... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/greenback-hits-fresh-2-month-peak-norwegian-krone-rises Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:45:18 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/greenback-hits-fresh-2-month-peak-norwegian-krone-rises [MILAN] The US dollar hit a fresh two-month high on Thursday (Sep 24) after a sharp rally, which was fuelled by expectations... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/sti-ends-0-5-lower-ahead-trump-xi-summit Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:21:47 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/sti-ends-0-5-lower-ahead-trump-xi-summit Within the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index, First Resources is the top gainer, climbing 5% to S$4.66 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/tumbling-global-government-bonds-puts-yields-brink-4-highest-level-nearly-20-years Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:05:58 +0000 Global Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets International /international/global/tumbling-global-government-bonds-puts-yields-brink-4-highest-level-nearly-20-years Global government bonds have lost around 2.4% in 2026, compared with a 6.8% gain in 2025 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/asian-stocks-bonds-slide-wall-street-gears-trump-xi-summit Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:53:24 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/asian-stocks-bonds-slide-wall-street-gears-trump-xi-summit The yen, near a three-week low, will be in focus https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/singapore-records-92-south-east-asias-us7-25-billion-h1-startup-funding-report Thu, 24 Sep 2026 03:00:00 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Capital Markets & Currencies Asean Companies & Markets International /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/singapore-records-92-south-east-asias-us7-25-billion-h1-startup-funding-report Capital concentrates in fewer but larger deals, with total regional funding rising nearly three times https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/stocks-watch-keppel-reit-thai-beverage-nio-olam-multi-chem Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:36:14 +0000 Chloe Lim Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/stocks-watch-keppel-reit-thai-beverage-nio-olam-multi-chem [SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Sep 24): https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/shipping-stocks-eclipse-chips-asia-freight-rates-jump Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:34:35 +0000 Global Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets International Transport & Logistics /international/global/shipping-stocks-eclipse-chips-asia-freight-rates-jump This offers investors an opportunity outside the region’s crowded AI trade https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-stocks-slip-lack-progress-us-iran-peace-lifts-oil-yields Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:55:04 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-stocks-slip-lack-progress-us-iran-peace-lifts-oil-yields Most sectors on the Stoxx 600 closed lower https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/us-stocks-wall-street-ends-down-oil-prices-treasury-yields-rise Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:46:18 +0000 Global Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets International /international/global/us-stocks-wall-street-ends-down-oil-prices-treasury-yields-rise All three major indices closed lower for the day https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/wall-street-opens-lower-oil-bond-yields-move-ahead-us-china-summit Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:15:13 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets International /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/wall-street-opens-lower-oil-bond-yields-move-ahead-us-china-summit The Dow, S&P and Nasdaq are all down at the opening bell https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/greenback-hits-near-two-month-high-fed-rate-hike-prospects Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:38:44 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/greenback-hits-near-two-month-high-fed-rate-hike-prospects [LONDON] The US dollar rose to its strongest level in almost two months on Wednesday (Sep 23) on prospects of interest-rate hikes... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/hong-kong-stock-exchange-discuss-extended-stock-trading-hours Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:16:58 +0000 International Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /international/hong-kong-stock-exchange-discuss-extended-stock-trading-hours The city is home to one of the few major exchanges – including Singapore – that still keep a lunch hour https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-stocks-dip-0-2-ocbc-seatrium-weigh-sti Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:21:42 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/singapore-stocks-dip-0-2-ocbc-seatrium-weigh-sti City Developments Ltd leads the gainers on the blue-chip index, rising 3.7% to S$8.42 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/sgx-enhances-disclosure-rules-build-value-creation-culture-among-issuers Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0000 Ranamita Chakraborty Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/sgx-enhances-disclosure-rules-build-value-creation-culture-among-issuers SGX RegCo CEO says the rule changes ‘strengthen disclosure standards while preserving flexibility for issuers’ https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/why-indias-biggest-stock-exchange-going-public Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:35:57 +0000 International Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /international/why-indias-biggest-stock-exchange-going-public The National Stock Exchange’s Sep 24 debut marks the South Asian country’s second-biggest IPO ever https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/sk-hynix-samsung-gain-asian-stocks-edge-higher-and-tech-leads-oil-slips Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:44:43 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/sk-hynix-samsung-gain-asian-stocks-edge-higher-and-tech-leads-oil-slips Regional bellwether chip stocks advance as technology stocks reassert leadership in global markets https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/stocks-watch-sia-engineering-tuas-multi-chem-katrina Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:40:22 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/stocks-watch-sia-engineering-tuas-multi-chem-katrina [SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Sep 23): https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-stocks-gain-markets-upbeat-potential-us-iran-talks Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:52:04 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-stocks-gain-markets-upbeat-potential-us-iran-talks Most Stoxx 600 sectors advanced for the day https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-stocks-nasdaq-reaches-record-high-close-ai-stocks-rally Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:44:22 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-stocks-nasdaq-reaches-record-high-close-ai-stocks-rally The three major indices closed mixed for the day https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/singapore-asia-markets-end-higher-ahead-trump-xi-talks-sti-0-9 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:50:00 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/singapore-asia-markets-end-higher-ahead-trump-xi-talks-sti-0-9 Seatrium leads gainers on the blue-chip index https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/sk-hynix-samsung-gain-asian-stocks-climb-after-tech-powers-wall-street Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:28:05 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/sk-hynix-samsung-gain-asian-stocks-climb-after-tech-powers-wall-street A US semiconductor stock index rallies over 4% on Sep 21 on revived enthusiasm around chip demand https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/stocks-watch-mapletree-logistics-trust-seatrium-keppel-dc-reit-food-empire Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:43:37 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/stocks-watch-mapletree-logistics-trust-seatrium-keppel-dc-reit-food-empire [SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Sep 22): https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/europes-stoxx-600-rallies-tech-banks-strength-oil-prices-retreat Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:53:54 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/europes-stoxx-600-rallies-tech-banks-strength-oil-prices-retreat Banking stocks were among the biggest gainers https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-stocks-nasdaq-notches-record-high-close-ai-optimism-reignites-and-treasury-yields-retreat Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:42:54 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-stocks-nasdaq-notches-record-high-close-ai-optimism-reignites-and-treasury-yields-retreat All three major indices closed higher for the day https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/yen-slips-intervention-threat-persists-us-dollar-steady Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:13:54 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/yen-slips-intervention-threat-persists-us-dollar-steady [SINGAPORE/LONDON] The Japanese yen weakened on Monday (Sep 21) after volatility late last week put traders on alert for possible currency intervention,... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/bitcoin-jumps-over-us84800-after-etf-flows-turn-positive Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:52:40 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/bitcoin-jumps-over-us84800-after-etf-flows-turn-positive [NEW YORK] Bitcoin surged near US$85,000 to its highest since late January, extending a sharp rebound as falling oil prices and a... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/yuan-hits-fresh-multi-year-peak-chinas-central-bank-eases-curb-ahead-trump-xi-summit Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:42:31 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/yuan-hits-fresh-multi-year-peak-chinas-central-bank-eases-curb-ahead-trump-xi-summit The Chinese currency is at 6.6950 against the greenback, its strongest level since January 2023 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/singapore-asia-markets-end-higher-monday-sti-0-3 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:08:24 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/singapore-asia-markets-end-higher-monday-sti-0-3 Across the broader local market, decliners beat advancers 282 to 262, as 1.2 billion securities worth S$1.6 billion change hands https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-needs-more-diverse-high-growth-listings-given-large-cap-dominance-panellist Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:08:05 +0000 Tan Nai Lun Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/singapore-needs-more-diverse-high-growth-listings-given-large-cap-dominance-panellist ‘The key to the ecosystem is more listcos,’ says Dr Li Xiaowei of Fullgoal Fund Management https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/hong-kong-listing-spree-brings-us1-8-billion-market-one-day Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:57:37 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/hong-kong-listing-spree-brings-us1-8-billion-market-one-day The city’s market for first-time listings is on track for a record year as AI-linked investment fuels demand https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/asean-public-markets-need-better-investability-access-attract-chinese-investments-panellists Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:31:43 +0000 Tan Nai Lun Asean Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets International /international/asean/asean-public-markets-need-better-investability-access-attract-chinese-investments-panellists The bloc is financially diverse, with different currencies, regulations, infrastructure and stages of development https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/vietnam-joins-ftse-russell-emerging-market-benchmark Mon, 21 Sep 2026 03:25:54 +0000 Asean Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets International /international/asean/vietnam-joins-ftse-russell-emerging-market-benchmark The index provider estimates the inclusion could redirect up to US$6 billion into the country https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/tech-leads-shares-higher-asia-ai-demand-wall-street-futures-edge Mon, 21 Sep 2026 01:36:17 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/tech-leads-shares-higher-asia-ai-demand-wall-street-futures-edge Bond markets remain tense after a vicious sell-off https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/stocks-watch-suntec-reit-boustead-singapore Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:31:58 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/stocks-watch-suntec-reit-boustead-singapore [SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Sep 21):