Business & Markets · Singapore

Stocks to watch: DBS, CAReit, Starhill Global Reit, Koh Brothers Eco Engineering

[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Nov 5):

DBS chairman Peter Seah to retire with effect from Jan 1, 2027, Q3 net profit at $2.8b

Postal service here to stay, but has to continually reinvent itself: SingPost CEO

Digitalisation and convenient services like SingPost@MyBlock help free up post office space to be rented out.

As tech and banks take a beating, S-Reits look like safe shelter – but watch out

High yields and rising rents look attractive, but the bond-yield worry hitting banks can reach Reits too

DBS eyes prime brokerage business as Q3 profit falls 5% on weaker trading income

The earnings miss S$2.95 billion consensus forecast; bank expects mid-single-digit total income growth for 2027

Meta sells first bonds in euros, raises €9 billion

Big tech firms press on with fund-raising, even as doubts surface over the strength of the AI boom.

Haze law overhaul gives it more teeth, but firms beyond its reach remain the test

Observers say the plantation sector’s opaque corporate structures, overseas-based operations hinder enforcement

Centurion Accommodation Reit’s 9M net property income of S$117.7 million beats forecast by 4.8%

Gearing rises to 30.7%, but debt headroom remains at S$350.1 million

Koh Brothers Eco Engineering plans S$27.6 million rights issue; parent to take up S$15.1 million share

Parent Koh Brothers Group will take up its full entitlement; most proceeds are for working capital

Mainstream car COE charges to new record, outstrips luxury category as car show drives demand

Demand concentrated in a high-pressure market; dealers compete for numbers, buyers race to beat incentive cuts

Disney plans several thousand layoffs, asks some managers to cut costs by up to 20%

Disney expects to lay off several thousand employees in the latest round of job cuts for the entertainment giant.

Templeton Global, Jardine, SoftBank chiefs set to speak at Danantara’s investor forum in Bali

Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund hopes this inaugural event can attract up to US$30 billion in investment

Singapore strengthens transboundary haze law with expanded investigative powers, stiffer penalties

The maximum fine has been raised to S$20 million, from S$2 million previously