Singapore Market Roundup, Singapore Market Roundup

Singapore Market Roundup

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<ul><li>RHB's Yeo lifts Venture Corp target price to $15 after lower Malaysia tariffs.</li><li>UOBKH remains ‘overweight’ on S-REITs, favoring CLAR, CLAS, and LREIT as top picks.</li><li>OCBC's Lim starts coverage of Hong Leong Asia with 'buy' and $3.40 target.</li></ul>

RHB's Yeo lifts Venture Corp target price to $15 after lower Malaysia tariffs.UOBKH remains ‘overweight’ on S-REITs, favoring CLAR, CLAS, and LREIT as top picks.OCBC's Lim starts coverage of Hong Leong Asia with 'buy' and $3.40 target.

Singapore Market Roundup (26-Aug-2025): RHB's Yeo raises Venture Corp target price to $15.

<ul><li>OCBC's Lim rates Hong Leong Asia as 'buy' with a $3.40 fair value.</li><li>Analysts expect SATS to keep outperforming industry benchmarks.</li><li>Maybank's Seet downgrades SingPost to 'hold' due to asset divestment pause.</li></ul>

OCBC's Lim rates Hong Leong Asia as 'buy' with a $3.40 fair value.Analysts expect SATS to keep outperforming industry benchmarks.Maybank's Seet downgrades SingPost to 'hold' due to asset divestment pause.

Singapore Market Roundup (25-Aug-2025): OCBC's Lim rates Hong Leong Asia 'buy' at $3.40.

Equity Analyst - Asia Consumer Sector, Investory

Devi Subhakesan

Equity Analyst - Asia Consumer Sector

ASIA CONSUMER: INSIGHTS AND INVESTMENT IDEAS

Investory

Investory is a Singapore-based boutique independent equity research firm founded in January 2017 with a primary focus on consumption themes across Asia-Pacific.

We aim to generate investible ideas based on consumption trends and outlook. We screen our ideas on several parameters - product potential, long-term growth and management commitment being the most critical.  We follow a fundamental analysis approach in our stock selection process and are not restricted by market cap.

We aspire to grow into a leading source of unbiased research, free of conflict of interest, for investors yearning for independent and disciplined analysis. 

We also undertake bespoke research mandates to support our Institutional clients’ investment needs.

Our team comprises of professionals with extensive experience in the Asian equity markets, in areas ranging from research, servicing institutional clients and investment management.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Singapore’s small- and mid-cap equities have surged over the past month, defying a generally cautious macroeconomic backdrop.</li>
<li>The rally is widely linked to expectations of significant capital inflows from the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) Equity Market Development Programme (EQDP).</li>
<li>A firm Singapore dollar and comparatively attractive dividend yields have further supported investor interest in these stocks.</li>
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Singapore’s small- and mid-cap equities have surged over the past month, defying a generally cautious macroeconomic backdrop.
The rally is widely linked to expectations of significant capital inflows from the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) Equity Market Development Programme (EQDP).
A firm Singapore dollar and comparatively attractive dividend yields have further supported investor interest in these stocks.


55 SGX Stocks Up >15% in a Month – EQDP Attracting Investor Attention

CEO, A. Stotz Investment Research

Dr. Andrew Stotz, CFA

Quantamental Investing to beat Benchmarks

A. Stotz Investment Research

We pick stocks. We construct portfolios. All our effort is focused on how to better pick stocks and construct portfolios. We serve fund management companies, family offices, and high net worth individuals.

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<li>We highlight 14 stocks in ASEAN that look interesting to us based on our FVMR Methodology</li>
<li>Portfolio changes: Five stocks remain, nine stocks added into portfolio</li>
<li>Since its inception, the portfolio has generated a before-fee total return of 264% versus MSCI ASEAN’s 46%</li>
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We highlight 14 stocks in ASEAN that look interesting to us based on our FVMR Methodology
Portfolio changes: Five stocks remain, nine stocks added into portfolio
Since its inception, the portfolio has generated a before-fee total return of 264% versus MSCI ASEAN’s 46%


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>Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, with a net outflow of S$117 million from Feb 28 to Mar 6.</li><li>DBS Group Holdings led share buybacks with 700,000 shares at S$46.15 each, totaling S$39,960,047 across 23 companies.</li><li>Hong Leong Asia's Executive Chairman increased his stake to 1.29% by acquiring 767,000 shares at S$0.989 each.</li></ul>

Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, with a net outflow of S$117 million from Feb 28 to Mar 6.DBS Group Holdings led share buybacks with 700,000 shares at S$46.15 each, totaling S$39,960,047 across 23 companies.Hong Leong Asia's Executive Chairman increased his stake to 1.29% by acquiring 767,000 shares at S$0.989 each.

HLA Chair Kwek Leng Peck Increases Stake After 35% Rise in FY24 Net Profit

Singapore

Hong Leong Asia Limited manufactures and fabricates precast concrete products, trades and distributes steel and cement products,  The Company also manufactures and distributes refrigerators and freezers, assembles air-conditioners and diesel engines as well as manufactures and sells metal drums and containers, plastic packaging related products, and container components.

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Hong Leong Asia (HLA SP)

Singapore Market Roundup (26-Aug-2025): RHB's Yeo raises Venture Corp target price to $15.

RHB's Yeo raises Venture Corp target to $15; UOBKH favors CLAR, CLAS, and LREIT in S-REITs. OCBC's Lim initiates coverage of Hong Leong Asia with a...

Singapore Market Roundup

Singapore Market Roundup (25-Aug-2025): OCBC's Lim rates Hong Leong Asia 'buy' at $3.40.

OCBC's Lim rates Hong Leong Asia 'buy' at $3.40. Analysts see SATS outperforming, while Maybank's Seet downgrades SingPost to 'hold' amid asset...

Singapore Market Roundup

55 SGX Stocks Up >15% in a Month – EQDP Attracting Investor Attention

List of 55 SGX stocks (> USD 100 mn Mkt cap) that appreciated more than 15% in the past month - likely driven by anticipated impact of fund inflows...

Devi Subhakesan

The Stocks to Own in ASEAN – Vol. 51

We highlight 14 stocks in Asia that look interesting to us based on our FVMR methodology. Portfolio changes: Five stocks remain, nine stocks added.

A. Stotz Investment Research

HLA Chair Kwek Leng Peck Increases Stake After 35% Rise in FY24 Net Profit

Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, with a net outflow of S$117 million from Feb 28 to Mar 6. DBS Group Holdings led share buybacks...

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