Top 5 SGX Stocks: SGX, DBS, ST Engineering, Lendlease & NTT DC REIT
Singapore’s market has been quietly doing its thing, but there are some stocks that really stand out. High dividends, growth potential, and a pinch of defense — these five caught my eye: 1. $SGX(S68.SI)$ The monopoly play. Daily trading hitting SGD 2.1B, government throwing a SGD 5B lifeline at the market. More trades = more fees = happy SGX. If you like steady dividends and a deep moat, this is your core holding. 2. $DBS(D05.SI)$ Singapore’s banking giant. Growing fast in Southeast Asia, leading digital banking, and rates are high. Solid asset quality and ~5% dividend yield make it the classic “hold and collect” stock. 3. $ST Engineering(S63.SI)$ Defense m
Weekly: Centurion, Raffles Medical, Nam Cheong, & Aoxin Q & M directors see Huge Acquisitions
Over the five sessions, more than 130 director interests and substantial shareholdings were filed for more than 50 primary-listed stocks. Directors or CEOs reported 25 acquisitions and five disposals, while substantial shareholders recorded nine acquisitions and 10 disposals. This included CEO or director acquisitions filed for ASTI Holdings, Avi‑Tech Holdings, CapitaLand China Trust, Centurion Corporation, Duty Free International, Far East Orchard, Hyphens Pharma International, IFS Capital, Megachem, Nam Cheong, and Raffles Medical Group. On March 4, Silchester International Investors also increased their interest in ComfortDelGro Corporation from 6.86% to 7.05%, following the acquisition of 4 million shares at an average price of S$1.46 each. This followed Silchester re-establishing itse
UI Boustead REIT: A New Entrant in Singapore’s Industrial REIT Space
UI Boustead REIT is expected to commence trading on the SGX Mainboard on 12 March. The REIT has a mandate to invest in logistics, general industrial, hi‑specs industrial and business space properties across the Asia Pacific region. The IPO portfolio comprises 23 properties, of which 21 are leasehold assets located in Singapore and two are freehold properties in Japan. The total agreed property valuation stands at S$1.9 billion, with a total gross floor area of 5.9 million square feet and a net lettable area of 5.3 million square feet. The portfolio is well diversified across the various property types, with no single property type contributing more than 30 per cent of the agreed property value. The REIT’s portfolio currently has an occupancy rate of 89.4%. Key properties include Razer’s So
Valuemax, CLINT & Marco Polo Marine drive SGX capital raising wave amid strong sector rotation
Ahead of the final session of February, SGX-listed stocks have been averaging S$1.7 billion in average daily turnover over the first two months of 2026. Institutions have been net buyers across the Industrials, Real Estate (excluding REITs), Telecommunications, Consumer Cyclicals, Technology (hardware and software), Consumer Non‑Cyclicals, and Materials & Resources sectors. Meanwhile retail has been net buying the Financial Services, REITs, Utilities, Healthcare and Energy/Oil & Gas sectors. Across recent SGX corporate actions and results last week, $ValueMax(T6I.SI)$ has broadened its institutional investor base via a 34.8 million share block trade, $CapLand India T(CY6U.SI)$ has