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MetaOptics shares soar nearly 14% on proposed share placement
Proceeds are expected to strengthen the group’s financial position and expand its capital base to support a growing pipeline of global orders[SINGAPORE] Shares of semiconductor optics company MetaOptics soared...
Gold edges lower from near three-week peak on profit-taking
Investors are looking ahead to US manufacturing and private payroll data due later this week[BENGALURU] Gold edged lower in early Asian trade on Monday (Dec 1) from a near...
Silver jumps to record high on supply tightness, rate-cut hopes
Markets are fully pricing in a quarter-point rate cut on continued weakness in the American labour market and a series of dovish comments by Fed officials[SINGAPORE] Silver jumped more...
Marco Polo Marine H2 profit quadruples to S$47.9 million on impairment reversals
This is attributed to a combination of stronger underlying performance and several extraordinary gains[SINGAPORE] Marco Polo Marine posted on Saturday (Nov 29) a nearly four times rise (348 per...
ASX announcements platform operational issue ‘largely resolved’
[SYDNEY] Embattled stock exchange operator Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is facing fresh pressure to enact its turnaround plan, after its announcements platform suffered an outage on Monday (Dec 1),...
Stocks to watch: Low Keng Huat, Centurion, Manulife US Reit, Seatrium, Wilmar, LHN
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Dec 1): Low Keng Huat : The majority shareholders of Low Keng Huat...
Stocks to watch: Centurion, Manulife US Reit, Seatrium, Wilmar, LHN, Marco Polo Marine
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Dec 1): Centurion : The company has expanded its Australian footprint into Perth,...
China earnings miss casts doubt on Xi’s bid to end deflation
[BEIJING] Beijing’s campaign to rein in price wars and blunt deflation has done little to lift third-quarter earnings, leaving investors short on catalysts as Chinese stocks extend their losses...
UltraGreen.ai right to move fast on Singapore listing instead of waiting for SGX-Nasdaq bridge
To drive its post-listing performance, the company should educate investors, lay out operational milestones and emphasise its competitive advantage[SINGAPORE] As my newsroom colleagues pored over UltraGreen.ai’s listing prospectus last...
Nasdaq 100 ends November in recovery mode
THE Nasdaq 100 entered the final stretch of November 2025 in recovery after a sharp mid-month pullback. The index had reached fresh all-time highs between October and early November...
