Singapore’s Big Winner for the Week: Yongnam Holdings Limited

31 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Yongnam Holdings Limited (SGX: Y02) has gained 29% since last Friday to end at S$0.24 on Thursday. That’s a big jump, considering that the SPDR STI ETF (SGX: ES3), which tracks the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), had increased only marginally at 0.4%. Yongnam is involved in the design, fabrication, ...
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What Investors Need To Know About The Latest Quarter Results at Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd

30 Oct 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd (SGX: Z59), which has businesses in the real estate, agriculture, automotive, luxury tourism, and retail industries in Myanmar and China, saw its revenue rise 53% and net profit more than treble in the second quarter ended 30 September 2014 as compared to a year ago. This ...
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A Behind-The-Scenes Look At All the Companies on the Singapore Exchange

28 Aug 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Make a quick guess for the following questions. How many companies are listed in Singapore? What percentage of listed companies in our local market is actually based here? The answer is 766 (as of 30 June 2014) for the former, and 62.4% for the latter. If you’re an investor in our local markets, these ...
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3 Companies with Insider Activity

7 Jul 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
One of the more commonly used strategies by investors is to follow insider transactions. Some might even assume that since insiders are “in the know”, they might be better equipped to predict the share price of a company. Consistent insider purchases may indicate an undervalued share price. On the other ...
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3 Shares That Beat the Market Today

4 Jul 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Despite having the majority of its constituents (16 out of 30, to be exact) record losses for the day, the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) has managed to end the day essentially flat – the index had dropped just 0.9 points to 3,272. With only eight other blue chips having logged gains, let’s venture ...
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How to Invest at a Market High?

30 May 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Yesterday, the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) closed at 3,300 points. The last time the index closed at that level was almost exactly a year ago on 31 May 2013 when it ended at 3,311 points. After that, the index started a gradual decline of close to 10% and bottomed out around 2,950 points in February ...
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An Important Reminder for Investors

21 May 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
What a difference 8 months can make. Back in 23 July 2013, I had written about Yoma Strategic (SGX: Z59) in an article titled An Easy Reference for Yoma Strategic’s Future Share Price. This is a short snippet: “[The company] has been a high-flyer in the local share market. Over the past 12 months, it ...
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Three Shares that Lost to the Market Today

28 Jan 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) has managed to reverse some of its losses yesterday by climbing 0.7% to 3,062 points today. Within the index, 18 shares had ended the trading session with gains while eight others weren’t so fortunate as they clocked losses. Let’s take a look at some other shares that ...
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A Look at the Week's Global Economic Events

13 Jan 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
We take a look at two global economic updates or interesting key developments that happened recently which investors can take note of. First up, we take a look at Myanmar’s progress in fostering a conducive environment for businesses to operate in. Next, we’ll zoom in to Europe’s economy and how European ...
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A Look At The Week's Economic Events

11 Nov 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
We take a look at two global news that happened last week. First up, we have the European Central Bank President, Mario Draghi, explaining the decision to cut the benchmark interest rate to a record low of 0.25%. Next, we’ll zoom in to Myanmar to see how the domestic reforms and foreign direct investment ...
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