Market Snapshot

Singapore stocks opened lower on Wednesday. STI fell 0.5%; Sembcorp rose 1.4%; LMIRT fell 4.4%; SIA rose 0.6%; SingPost fell 1%.

Stocks to Watch

Sembcorp: The group’s subsidiary Sembcorp Utilities agreed to acquire a 30 per cent interest in energy supplier Senoko Energy for an undisclosed sum in a purchase agreement signed with energy solutions provider Engie Global Developments, said Sembcorp on Tuesday. The acquisition will not have a material impact on Sembcorp’s net tangible assets per share for the current fiscal year ending Dec 31. Shares of Sembcorp closed S$0.06 or 1.2 per cent higher at S$5.19, before the announcement.

Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust (LMIRT): Two rating agencies, Moody’s Investor Service and Fitch, withdrew the real estate investment trust’s credit ratings, as well as ratings on notes issued by its wholly owned subsidiary LMIRT Capital. Prior to the withdrawal, the outlook on all of LMIRT’s ratings were stable. Units of LMIRT closed flat at S$0.023 on Tuesday, before the announcement.

SG Local News

Singapore labour market expands in Q2, with growth coming solely from non-residents

Singapore's labour market continued to expand in the second quarter of 2024, with the growth attributed solely to non-residents, according to latest data released on Tuesday (Sep 17).

This comes as Singapore's resident employment growth rate is expected to slow down in the longer term, said Manpower Minister Tan See Leng.

Isetan Singapore to delist on Sep 19

Department store operator Isetan Singapore will delist from the Singapore Exchange on Thursday (Sep 19).

Its shares were suspended on Aug 29 after the Singapore High Court sanctioned a scheme of arrangement that allowed Japan’s Isetan Mitsukoshi to take the company private.

To recap, Isetan Mitsukoshi in April proposed to fully purchase all the shares of Isetan Singapore it does not own, at a consideration of S$7.20 for each target share.