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Billionaires’ stranglehold on Indonesian shares faces reckoning

Several billionaires own so much of their Indonesian listed companies that there are barely any shares are left to trade.

SGX first-half profit up 0.8% to $342.7 million on robust stock market activity

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Singapore stocks continue record run; STI up 0.4%

The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 21.41 points to finish at 4,965.50..

Citi analyst rebuked by Indonesia finance chief for lacking PhD

Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, Indonesia's finance minister, speaks during the Indonesia Economic Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Purbaya said a warning about corporate transparency from MSCI Inc. last week, which triggered a slump in local stocks, represents an opportunity for an economy which he defended as fundamentally robust. Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg

Singtel rally helps lift Singapore stocks to another record high, with STI up 1.1%

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Investors plough billions into emerging-market ETFs as they reassess exposure to US assets

In January alone, the MSCI Emerging Market Index gained 8.8 per cent in what was its best start to a year since 2012.

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Indonesia, faced with Prabowo policies, ‘stock frying’, left behind in rush to emerging markets

Indonesia’s equity bourse has lost nearly 12 per cent in value following risks of a ratings downgrade.

Singapore stocks slip as precious metals rout deepens; STI down 0.3%

Nvidia CEO says pledge to invest US$100 billion in OpenAI ‘never a commitment’; Korea stocks sink

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was mobbed by fans during a visit to Taiwan

Sell America is the new trade on Wall Street

The US dollar has fallen 10 per cent over the past 12 months, a huge drop for the typically strong currency.

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