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<ul><li>OCBC downgrades UOB to 'hold' due to new high share price, signaling potentially limited growth opportunities.</li><li>CGSI reinitiates coverage on Food Empire, sets ambitious new target price at $1.43, indicating strong growth potential.</li><li>UOB Kay Hian raises Digital Core REIT's target price to 99 US cents and maintains 'buy' on SingPost, with positive outlook for both companies.</li></ul>

OCBC downgrades UOB to 'hold' due to new high share price, signaling potentially limited growth opportunities.CGSI reinitiates coverage on Food Empire, sets ambitious new target price at $1.43, indicating strong growth potential.UOB Kay Hian raises Digital Core REIT's target price to 99 US cents and maintains 'buy' on SingPost, with positive outlook for both companies.

Singapore Market Roundup (10-Jan-2025): OCBC downgrades UOB to 'hold'.

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<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

<ul><li>For 1H23, the STI booked a 2% total return, in-line with the FTSE ASEAN Extended 60 Index’s 1.0% total return with combined STI ETF AUM declining 4% to S$2.145 billion.</li><li>Outside of the STI, actively traded stocks that booked the highest total returns in 1H23 included Dyna-Mac, Tianjin Pharmaceutical Da Ren Tang Group, Delfi, Food Empire Holdings, PropNex, Marco Polo Marine & Samudera Shipping Line.</li><li>However, outlier performances within the Singapore stock market, saw the average total return of the 100 most traded stocks in 1H23 at 3.2% versus the median total return of 0.5%.</li></ul>

For 1H23, the STI booked a 2% total return, in-line with the FTSE ASEAN Extended 60 Index’s 1.0% total return with combined STI ETF AUM declining 4% to S$2.145 billion.Outside of the STI, actively traded stocks that booked the highest total returns in 1H23 included Dyna-Mac, Tianjin Pharmaceutical Da Ren Tang Group, Delfi, Food Empire Holdings, PropNex, Marco Polo Marine & Samudera Shipping Line.However, outlier performances within the Singapore stock market, saw the average total return of the 100 most traded stocks in 1H23 at 3.2% versus the median total return of 0.5%.

STI Books 1.2% Total Return in 1H23 as Global Growth Decelerates

<ul><li>The first six weeks of 3Q22 has seen the technology sector lead the global stock market, after ranking as the laggard sector in both 1Q22 and 2Q22.</li><li>Global technology stocks, in addition to e-commerce retailers make up approximately 25% of the FTSE Developed Index, with the slump in these industries in 1Q22 and 2Q22 driving the decline of the broader Developed economy benchmark through the end of June.</li><li>Together the seven stocks averaged 9% total returns over the six weeks, reducing their average decline in total return to 12%.</li></ul>

The first six weeks of 3Q22 has seen the technology sector lead the global stock market, after ranking as the laggard sector in both 1Q22 and 2Q22.Global technology stocks, in addition to e-commerce retailers make up approximately 25% of the FTSE Developed Index, with the slump in these industries in 1Q22 and 2Q22 driving the decline of the broader Developed economy benchmark through the end of June.Together the seven stocks averaged 9% total returns over the six weeks, reducing their average decline in total return to 12%.

Tech Sector Leads Global Stocks in 3Q22-to-date, AEM Beats & Raises

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/frasers-property-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1670" rel="noopener">Frasers Property Ltd (FPL SP)</a> to privatize Frasers Hospitality Trust (FHT SP) with S$0.700/unit cash offer</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/frasers-logistics-commercial-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22748" rel="noopener">Frasers Logistics &amp; Commercial Trust (FLT SP)</a> acquires 3 freehold L&amp;I properties in Australia for A$61m</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lhn-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27234" rel="noopener">LHN Ltd (LHN SP)</a> proposed a special dividend of ~S$0.15c/share</li>
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Frasers Property Ltd (FPL SP) to privatize Frasers Hospitality Trust (FHT SP) with S$0.700/unit cash offer

Frasers Logistics &amp; Commercial Trust (FLT SP) acquires 3 freehold L&amp;I properties in Australia for A$61m

LHN Ltd (LHN SP) proposed a special dividend of ~S$0.15c/share


ASEAN Builder's Scoop (13Jun22) - FHT Cash Privatisation Offer at S$0.700/Unit

Singapore

Food Empire Holdings Limited manufactures and markets instant beverage products, frozen convenience food, confectionery and snack food. The Company exports its products to markets such as Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East and Indochina.

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Food Empire Holdings (FEH SP)

Singapore Market Roundup (10-Jan-2025): OCBC downgrades UOB to 'hold'.

OCBC downgrades UOB to 'hold', CGSI reinitiates coverage on Food Empire, UOB Kay Hian raises Digital Core REIT target price and maintains 'buy' on...

Singapore Market Roundup

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)

STI Books 1.2% Total Return in 1H23 as Global Growth Decelerates

For 1H23, the STI booked a 2% total return, in-line with the FTSE ASEAN Extended 60 Index’s 1.0% total return with combined STI ETF AUM declining...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Tech Sector Leads Global Stocks in 3Q22-to-date, AEM Beats & Raises

The first six weeks of 3Q22 has seen the technology sector lead the global stock market, after ranking as the laggard sector in both 1Q22 and...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

ASEAN Builder's Scoop (13Jun22) - FHT Cash Privatisation Offer at S$0.700/Unit

FLT buys AUS L&I prop for A$61m; LHN special dividend; FLI elevated office vacancies; SMRA evaluates project post KPK arrest; SSIA targets 80ha...

SCCM Asia Research

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