Stocks and shares

Wall Street ends lower, off record highs, as Treasury yields climb

Traders working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Oct 6, in New York City.

DBS, OCBC and UOB shares have fallen. Is it a good time to buy?

Citi expects OCBC’s Q3 earnings to be flat year on year, and growth optimism for the lender to be derailed.

Tokyo Stock Exchange to remove nearly 700 firms from Topix and add 35 in major reform

After the reshuffle, the Topix index will be composed of 986 stocks, about 40% fewer than the current components.

Musk’s SpaceX in talks to borrow US$40 billion to buy Nvidia chips

SpaceX is seeking to raise about US$10 billion (S$12.8 billion) in bank loans and US$30 billion in investment-grade debt to pay for the chips.

S&P500, Nasdaq reach record closing highs as focus pivots to earnings

Traders working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Oct 6, before the closing bell, in New York City.

Selected 11 stocks see immediate uptake of smaller board lot sizes on SGX

SGX said 10-share trades surged on Oct 5, the first day of its board lot reduction, with over 20,000 executed.

Asian shares track Wall Street higher, Treasury yields near multi-decade highs

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.2%, while Japan’s Nikkei gained 0.7%. European stock futures climbed 0.5%

Nasdaq notches record high close as investors focus on earnings

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening bell, in New York City on Oct 5, 2026.

SGX board lot reduction kicks in for 11 stocks, including the three Singapore banks

The initial 11 stocks included in the board lot size reduction exercise accounted for 35% of trading activity on SGX in the first six months of 2026.

Thai bourse plans dual-class share structure to boost listings

The move is designed to ease the concern of founders about diluting their control and end a lean patch in new listings.

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