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Michael Fritzell

Research from Asian Century Stocks

Providing financial journalism in the Asia-Pacific

Asian Century Stocks

Asian Century Stocks is a newsletter providing financial journalism for companies and stocks in the Asia-Pacific. 
The Asian Century Stocks logotype “百” stands for “one hundred” or a “century”. The economic centre of gravity is moving towards Asia. Yet most global investors are missing out.

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In the past year, cocoa prices have spiked to elevated levels.
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The culprit has been heavy rainfall in West Africa, leading to poor cocoa crops.
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There’s nothing suggesting that the tightness in the cocoa market will end anytime soon. 
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In the past year, cocoa prices have spiked to elevated levels.


The culprit has been heavy rainfall in West Africa, leading to poor cocoa crops.


There’s nothing suggesting that the tightness in the cocoa market will end anytime soon. 



Singapore Market Roundup, Singapore Market Roundup

Singapore Market Roundup

<ul><li>CGSI maintains 'add' but lowers TP; JPMorgan downgrades SCI to 'neutral' post-Alinta deal.</li><li>RHB keeps 'buy' rating and targets 85 cents for HRnetGroup.</li><li>Analysts are optimistic as SGX begins its new growth phase.</li></ul>

CGSI maintains 'add' but lowers TP; JPMorgan downgrades SCI to 'neutral' post-Alinta deal.RHB keeps 'buy' rating and targets 85 cents for HRnetGroup.Analysts are optimistic as SGX begins its new growth phase.

Singapore Market Roundup (12-Dec-2025): CGSI keeps 'add' but cuts TP; JPMorgan downgrades SCI to

<ul><li>CGS lowers Mermaid Maritime's target price but maintains 'add' rating.</li><li>UOB Kay Hian's Loh raises Yangzijiang Shipbuilding target price to $4.10.</li><li>Analysts raise Marco Polo Marine's target prices to 12 cents after contract win.</li></ul>

CGS lowers Mermaid Maritime's target price but maintains 'add' rating.UOB Kay Hian's Loh raises Yangzijiang Shipbuilding target price to $4.10.Analysts raise Marco Polo Marine's target prices to 12 cents after contract win.

Singapore Market Roundup (19-Nov-2025): CGS cuts Mermaid Maritime's target price, keeps 'add'

External reports (aggregated public sources), Value Investors Club

Value Investors Club (VIC)

External reports (aggregated public sources)

Value Investors Club

Equity Bottom-Up

Key points<ul><li>Delfi, the leading chocolate company in Indonesia, is experiencing challenges due to rising cocoa prices</li><li>Despite a decrease in share price, analysts remain optimistic about Delfi's future prospects</li><li>The company's management team is implementing strategic measures to protect profit margins and improve financial performance, with initiatives planned for 2024 expected to mitigate the impact of cocoa price increases</li></ul>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only. This article was originally published 3 months ago on Value Investors Club.

Key pointsDelfi, the leading chocolate company in Indonesia, is experiencing challenges due to rising cocoa pricesDespite a decrease in share price, analysts remain optimistic about Delfi's future prospectsThe company's management team is implementing strategic measures to protect profit margins and improve financial performance, with initiatives planned for 2024 expected to mitigate the impact of cocoa price increasesThis content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only. This article was originally published 3 months ago on Value Investors Club.

Delfi Ltd (DELFI.SI) - Friday, Mar 29, 2024

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income, Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

Asia’s leading multi-asset exchange

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore Exchange is Asia’s leading and trusted market infrastructure, facilitating the exchange of capital and ideas to create value for people, businesses and economies. As a multi-asset exchange operating equity, fixed income and derivatives markets to the highest regulatory standards, SGX is a vertically integrated business that provides listing, trading, clearing, settlement, depository and data services.

With about 40% of listed companies and over 80% of listed bonds originating outside of Singapore as well as established linkages across the region and in Europe, SGX is Asia’s most international and connected exchange. Offering a full suite of derivatives products across Asian equity indices, commodities and currencies, SGX is the world’s most liquid international market for the benchmark equity indices of China, India, Japan and ASEAN.

As Asia’s pioneering central counterparty, SGX is globally recognised for its risk management and clearing capabilities, and was one of the first globally to adopt the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure.

Headquartered in AAA-rated Singapore, SGX has over 800 employees including offices in Beijing, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, New York, Mumbai, San Francisco, Shanghai and Tokyo.

<ul><li>Actively traded high-turnover stocks in 2023 YTD This year, close to a quarter of Singapore’s 100 most actively traded stocks have registered double-digit percentage growth in daily trading turnover from their respective 2022 levels.</li><li>This saw the stock rank among the 85 most traded stocks so far this year, after ranking just outside the 170 most traded stocks in 2022.</li></ul>

Actively traded high-turnover stocks in 2023 YTD This year, close to a quarter of Singapore’s 100 most actively traded stocks have registered double-digit percentage growth in daily trading turnover from their respective 2022 levels.This saw the stock rank among the 85 most traded stocks so far this year, after ranking just outside the 170 most traded stocks in 2022.

Vibrant activity among top traded stocks on SGX

Singapore

Delfi Limited is a Singapore-headquartered investment holding company that manufactures, markets, and distributes chocolate confectionery and related consumer products. Its portfolio includes popular brands like SilverQueen, Ceres, Delfi, Goya, and KnickKnacks, primarily serving Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia, and exporting to over 10 other countries. The company was incorporated in Singapore in 1984 and is headquartered in Singapore.

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Delfi (DELFI SP)

The cocoa question

In the past year, cocoa prices have spiked to elevated levels. The culprit has been heavy rainfall in West Africa, leading to poor cocoa crops.

Asian Century Stocks

Singapore Market Roundup (12-Dec-2025): CGSI keeps 'add' but cuts TP; JPMorgan downgrades SCI to

CGSI keeps 'add' but lowers TP; JPMorgan downgrades SCI to 'neutral' after Alinta deal. RHB maintains 'buy' for HRnetGroup, targeting 85 cents....

Singapore Market Roundup

Singapore Market Roundup (19-Nov-2025): CGS cuts Mermaid Maritime's target price, keeps 'add'

CGS lowers Mermaid Maritime's target price but keeps 'add' rating; UOB Kay Hian raises Yangzijiang Shipbuilding to $4.10; Marco Polo Marine's...

Singapore Market Roundup

Delfi Ltd (DELFI.SI) - Friday, Mar 29, 2024

Delfi, the leading chocolate company in Indonesia, is experiencing challenges due to rising cocoa prices. Despite a decrease in share price,...

Value Investors Club (VIC)

Vibrant activity among top traded stocks on SGX

Actively traded high-turnover stocks in 2023 YTD This year, close to a quarter of Singapore’s 100 most actively traded stocks have registered...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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