Office rents edged down 3.2% in Q4 2019

23 Jan 2020 - Singapore Business Review
Demand is expected to be subdued in 2020 due to companies’ budget restraints for expansion. Office space rents saw a decrease of 3.2% in Q4 2019, a bigger plunge compared to the 0.6% slide in the previous quarter, according to a report by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). For the whole of 2019, ...
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Stocks to watch: GuocoLand, Cache Logistics Trust, Q&M, BreadTalk, Rex

17 Jan 2020 - The Business Times
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday: GuocoLand: The property developer saw its earnings rise almost threefold to S$32.4 million for Q2 ended December, buoyed by a doubling in revenue to S$299.6 million, thanks to higher progressive recognition ...
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Guocoland's Q2 earnings up three-fold to $32.4m

17 Jan 2020 - Singapore Business Review
Higher sales from its premium residential property boosted the earnings. Guocoland’s earnings rose three-fold in Q2, from $10.9m in the previous quarter to $32.4m, announced the company in its bourse filing. The jump in earnings was mainly attributed to the company’s revenue and gross profit, which had ...
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Chart of the Day: These developers had the highest sales in 2019

10 Jan 2020 - Singapore Business Review
Oxley had a sell-through rate of 50% across 11 projects. This chart from DBS Bank shows that the top 10 developers by units have cleared between 13% to 50% of their total units as of the first 11 months of 2019. City Developments recorded the biggest percentage of units sold at 53%, followed by MCL Land ...
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Most traded mid-cap stocks' average returns hit 10% in 2019

8 Jan 2020 - Singapore Business Review
Hi-P International led the pack as returns jumped 101%. Singapore’s 40 most traded mid-cap companies outside REITs and business trusts averaged a 10% total return in 2019, with the median at 7%, according to a report by SGX. They all received a total of $143.6m in net institutional outflow in 2019. Of ...
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Singapore shares open lower on Monday amid US-Iran tensions; STI down 0.49%

6 Jan 2020 - The Business Times
SINGAPORE shares declined at Monday's open as worries over US-Iran tensions weighed on market sentiment. The Straits Times Index lost 0.49 per cent or 15.73 points to 3,223.09 points as at 9.03am. Losers outnumbered gainers 93 to 36, after about 57.7 million securities worth S$61.2 million changed hands. ...
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Stocks to watch: DBS, Olam, KIT, Tan Chong, GuocoLand, Citic Envirotech

6 Jan 2020 - The Business Times
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their shares on Monday: DBS: To provide clients with greater transparency over environmental, social and governance (ESG) characteristics of their investment portfolios, DBS has adopted MSCI ESG ratings for its wealth management ...
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Singapore shares open lower on Monday; STI down 0.03%

30 Dec 2019 - The Business Times
SINGAPORE shares started the week slightly lower following a mixed and sleepy US trade session on Friday. Singapore's Straits Times Index slipped 0.84 point or 0.03 per cent to 3,225.69 as at 9.06am on Monday. However, gainers outnumbered losers 73 to 39, after 62.9 million securities worth S$29.4 million ...
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Top three real estate developer stocks averaged total return of 30.1% YTD

27 Nov 2019 - Singapore Business Review
City Developments (CDL) leads the pack at 35.7% YTD. The three best-performing real estate developer stocks (excluding REITs) have posted an average total return of 30.1% YTD, according to an SGX report. These firms have a market cap exceeding $200m. City Developments (CDL) leads the pack at 35.7% YTD, ...
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GuocoLand's profits fell 12% to $35.01m in Q3

26 Apr 2019 - Singapore Business Review
Lower sales of completed condo units continued to drag on earnings. GuocoLand’s profit continued to take a hit from low sales as it slipped 12% YoY to $35.01m in Q3 from $39.61m in 2018, extending the 84% downward spiral it experienced in Q2, an announcement revealed. On the other hand, its revenue jumped ...
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