Singapore ramps up push to become Asia-Pacific’s gold-trading hub amid rising investor demand

Plans are under way to develop gold-related capital market products to facilitate price discovery and build liquidity

The purpose of Anchor Fund 2 is to strengthen Singapore’s equities ecosystem by investing in leading growth enterprises ready to list and raise capital in Singapore’s public markets.

Fullerton Fund Management, 65 Equity Partners to manage second Anchor Fund tranche

This follows the first launch of S$1.5 billion in 2022 to attract high-quality listings to Singapore

The global interest rate hikes in response to geopolitical disruptions are expected to weigh on the performance of S-Reits, says analyst Vijay Natarajan.
BROKER’S TAKE

RHB downgrades S-Reits to ‘neutral’ as Middle East conflict dims hope for rate cuts 

The brokerage recommends investing in Singapore-centric S-Reits to ride out market volatility

The Nikkei was down 1 per cent at 53,077.94, as of 0141 GMT, after sliding as much as 2 per cent earlier in the session.

Nikkei poised for fourth weekly loss as Mideast war spurs risk-off mood

[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Friday, and was on track for a fourth straight weekly decline, as fading hopes for an imminent ceasefire in the US-Israeli war with Iran dampened market op...

Keppel and Simba Telecom have mutually agreed to extend the long-stop date for the proposed M1 deal.

Stocks to watch: Keppel, Shangri-La Asia, GuocoLand, Aoxin Q&M Dental Group

[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Mar 27):

All three major US indices closed lower on Thursday.

US stocks: Wall Street slumps as Middle East uncertainty spooks investors

WALL Street’s main indexes fell sharply on Thursday and the Nasdaq confirmed a correction as investors worried about escalation in the US-Israeli war against Iran, which has sent oil prices soaring an...

The Stoxx 600 index fell 1.13 per cent to 580.84 points on Thursday.

European shares snap win streak as Middle East conflict fans inflation worries

EUROPEAN shares ended a three-day winning streak on Thursday as hopes of an imminent de-escalation in the Middle East conflict faded, prompting traders to reassess their interest rate expectations.

HKEX currently offers futures and mini futures, which are sized at one-fifth of the underlying contract.

Hong Kong bourse plans micro futures on Hang Seng, tech index

Micro futures would offer a cheaper way to hedge or gain exposure to Hong Kong’s key benchmark indexes