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The Business Times / Article, Illustration2 February 2008 - CONRAD RAJ By AFTER some initial euphoria over its strong results, the price of Keppel Corporation shares yesterday took a tumble over fears of margin erosions, a slowdown in orders and foreign exchange hedging concerns. This despite the announcements of record earnings and turnoverCONRAD RAJ - I FILE PHOTO - 620 words
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The Business Times / Article, Illustration24 October 2007 - R SIVANITHY STOCKS Most active stock SembMarine plunges 15.4% after news of unauthorised foreign exchange losses A LARGE rebound in Hong Kong saw the Hang Seng Index recoup almost all of Monday's loss, thus helping the Straits Times Index to jump 52.66 points toR SIVANITHY - Bloomberg - 604 words
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The Business Times / Article, Illustration16 May 2008 - R SIVANITHY STOCKS Financial results and Hong Kong stock performance are key market drivers THE fortunes ofthe broad market yesterday were once again dependent on the familiar combination of external and internal factors Hong Kong's gyrations provided the main outside influence, while reported earningsR SIVANITHY - Bloomberg - 602 words
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The Business Times / Article, Illustration4 October 2008 - Chow Perm Nee STOCKS IN FOCUS Analysts say Singapore banks may have over-lent to property sector. By THE tables have turned. In the heady days when the Singapore economy was roaring ahead, banks which grew their loans the fastest were lauded. Now that the economicChow Perm Nee - FILE PHOTO - 619 words
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The Business Times / Article, Illustration8 January 2009 - Bloomberg Drop to 8.75% from 9.25% biggest since December 2006 [JAKARTA] Indonesia's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate for a second straight meeting and trimmed its inflation forecast after consumer prices rose the least in six months. Governor Boediono and his seven colleaguesBloomberg; REUTERS - 640 words
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The Business Times / Article, Illustration30 January 2009 - R SIVANITHY STOCKS Although the STI edged up 0.64 of a point to 1,766.72, this was almost entirely due to SingTel's 11-cent rise to $2.76 TWO themes have played pivotal roles in stock markets in this part of the world for the past 12-15 months andR SIVANITHY - Bloomberg - 613 words
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The Business Times / Article, Illustration21 August 2009 - R SIVANITHY STOCKS Short-covering also plays big part as index rises 36.79 points to recoup some of Wednesday's loss FOR the time being, it looks like China has assumed the mantle traditionally worn by the US stock market, possibly because of the strong computerised tradingR SIVANITHY - : Bloomberg - 624 words
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The Business Times / Article, Illustration3 November 2009 - R SIVANITHY STOCKS The other obvious theme in yesterday's session was the more familiar 'trade in anticipation of Wall Street' TWO themes were clearly discernible in yesterday's session. The first was "buy the dips, but sell into strength" which was the most favoured approachR SIVANITHY - 621 words
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The Business Times / Article, Illustration3 May 2013 - Index jumps 34 points to close at five-year peak; year to date, it’s up 7.4% STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent BETTER-than-expectedfirst quarter earnings reported by DBS and a large push on Genting Singapore and UOB presumably also because of earnings considerations yesterday propelledR SIVANITHY - Source: Bloomberg - 605 words
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The Business Times / Article, Illustration25 April 2014 - Traders expect positive US showing; index components account for 57% of market’s $1.34b turnover STOCKS R SIVANITHY sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT Senior Correspondent After dropping about 20 points on Wednesday ahead of a fall on Wall Street, the Straits Times Index (STI) rebounded 25.92 points to 3,283.93R SIVANITHY - Source: Bloomberg - 658 words
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The Business Times / Article, Illustration29 April 2014 - Shaky Wall Street close and rising Ukraine tensions pull local index down for second straight session STOCKS ANITA GABRIEL anitag@sph.com.sg @AnitaGabrielBT Senior Correspondent IT was a tall order for the local bourse to hold steady after the shaky performance on Wall Street last Friday.ANITA GABRIEL - Source: Bloomberg - 628 words
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The Business Times / Article, Illustration5 March 2014 - ST Index climbs 17 points as Europe and Wall Street stocks futures surge STOCKS R SIVANITHY sivan@sph.com.sg Senior Correspondent A SHARP rebound in the futures market for European and Wall Street equities yesterday triggered a similar recovery here, pushing the Straits Times Index (STI)R SIVANITHY - Source: Bloomberg - 623 words
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The Business Times / Article, Illustration25 September 2013 - Little cause for punters to go long or short, market ends flat in penny-driven session STOCKS R SIVANITHY sivan@sph.com.sg Senior Correspondent FOLLOWING the excitement of the past week when the US Federal Reserve surprised markets by not tapering its monetary stimulus, yesterday’s trading wasR SIVANITHY - Source: Bloomberg - 609 words
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The Business Times / Article, Illustration30 May 2014 - Major contributors to the index’s rise include the three banks, SingTel and Olam STOCKS R SIVANITHY sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT Senior Correspondent IT WAS probably early monthending window-dressing which yesterday drove the Straits Times Index (STI) up 28.87 points or 0.88 per cent to 3,300.71. The threeR SIVANITHY - Source: Bloomberg - 623 words
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The Business Times / Article, Illustration6 June 2014 - It also reveals that more companies are adopting flexible wage measures By VIVIEN SHIAO vshiao@sph.com.sg @VivienShiaoBT [SINGAPORE] Salaries in the private sector grew 5.3 per cent on the back of a tight labour market and improved economic conditions last year, up fromVIVIEN SHIAO - Source: Report on Wage Practices, 2013, Ministry of Manpower, Research and Statistics Department Singapore - 642 words
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The Business Times / Article, Illustration3 June 2015 - Weak electronics and exports, slowing Asia cited for caution By Teh Shi Ning tshining@sph.com.sg @TehShiNingBT SINGAPORE’S manufacturing sector is back in expansion for the first time in six months, according to the latest purchasing managers’ index (PMI). But the turnaroundTeh Shi Ning - Source: Singapore Institute of Purchasing & Materials Management - 603 words
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The Business Times / Article30 May 2015 - By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT Singapore THE market capitalisation of Singapore stocks inched down to S$994 billion in May from an all-time high of S$998 billion at the end of April. Over the same period, the Straits Times Index (STI)R Sivanithy - 606 words
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The Business Times / Article, Illustration10 June 2015 - Wall St, regional declines key factors behind weakness; bulk of loss comes from Jardine stocks STOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT THE Straits Times Index (STI) on Tuesday traded almost entirely in the red before suffering a fourth consecutive fall when it ended 25.20 pointsR Sivanithy - Source: Bloomberg - 662 words
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The Business Times / Article, Illustration1 November 2014 - STOCKS Anita Gabriel anitag@sph.com.sg @AnitaGabrielBT Senior Correspondent THE local bourse rallied on Friday on a double boost of feelgood news well-above-trend thirdquarter growth numbers from the US, and the Japanese central bank’s aggressive move to crank up its monetary stimulus planAnita Gabriel - 616 words
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The Business Times / Article, Illustration24 May 2016 - They say that better than expected inflation data in April has probably been factored into MAS’s April’s easing By Soon Weilun soonwl@sph.com.sg @SoonWeilunBT Singapore AS the disinflationary effects of low oil prices wear off, economists are looking towards growth andSoon Weilun - Source: Department of Statistics - 661 words