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Singapore’s 30 largest stocks gain 5% in first quarter of 2026, but Iran war keeps markets on edge
![CMG20260326-LimMS02/林明顺/She Ying Project 3/“罐头”照片 Archival Pictures of SGX and MAS [SGX and MAS]
Caption: Generics of SGX Singapore Exchange logo and building taken after lunch hours on March 26, 2026.](https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/0a09bc6f3c31d47568f9a3801be85aef4957da66ad6b9cdc342531d1dd8ef1e6?w=480)
![CMG20260326-LimMS02/林明顺/She Ying Project 3/“罐头”照片 Archival Pictures of SGX and MAS [SGX and MAS]
Caption: Generics of SGX Singapore Exchange logo and building taken after lunch hours on March 26, 2026.](https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/b0ddb973cd00fb5216841519230587d409a617ec3a2631125114f619a94ffc3b?w=480)
US registers strong job growth in March; unemployment rate at 4.3%
Secret codes and renminbi fees get ships through Iran’s Hormuz tollbooth
Wall Street ends mixed as worries linger before Good Friday break
SpaceX has held talks with Saudi fund for possible $5 billion investment in IPO, sources say
Singapore stocks end lower on April 2 amid geopolitical uncertainty; STI down 0.6%
ST Engineering bags $600 million contract to design, supply boat platform systems for Kuwaiti navy
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Pop Mart’s $42.5b rout casts doubt on life after Labubu
PetroChina plugs Singapore plant’s shortfall with crude from China storage, trackers say
