Epic Research Singapore : Sgx Singapore News Update

SINGAPORE share prices opened higher on Tuesday with the Straits Times Index up 11.86 points to 3,116.30.
Volume was 217.5 million shares worth S$111.4 million.
Gainers outnumbered losers 142 to 65.

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Epic Research Singapore : Sgx Budget 2014 News Update

For those living with their parents, parent relief increases from S$7,000 to S$9,000.

Parent relief will increase from S$4,500 to S$5,500 for those who do not live with their parents.

Relief will increase from S$11,000 to S$14,000 for those living with a handicapped parent.

For Singaporeans with a handicapped parent but are not living with them, parent relief will increase from S$8,000 to S$10,000.

The subsidies for SOC services for lower- and middle-income Singaporeans, currently at 50%, will be increased to 70% and 60% respectively. This will be implemented from September 2014.

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Epic Research Singapore : Comex Market Update

Natural-gas futures fell Thursday, returning a portion of their sharp gains in the previous session, with investors awaiting figures that may show a decline in weekly supply.  

March natural gas NGH14 -3.97%  fell 12 cents, or 1.9%, to $6.03 per million British thermal units in electronic trade.

Later Thursday, the U.S. Energy Information Administration is due to release its weekly natural-gas supply data, and analysts surveyed by Platts expect a decline of between 248 billion cubic feet and 252 billion cubic feet for the week ended Feb. 14.

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Epic Research Singapore : Comex Market Update

Gold futures extended the prior session’s gains on Friday, with investors placing some bullish bets ahead of the hotly anticipated jobs report.  
Gold for April delivery GCJ4 +0.25%  edged up $3.20, or 0.3%, to $1,260.30 an ounce. March silver SIH4 -0.29%  gave up 11 cents, or 0.5%, to $19.82 an ounce.



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Epic Research Singapore : Hang Seng Update

Hong Kong stocks rose modestly at the start of trading on Thursday, as casino stocks rebounded after selloffs and as Hong Kong retailers were pushed up by robust sales during the Lunar New Year. The Hang Seng Index moved up 0.2% to 21,329.35. Casino shares climbed, bouncing from the previous day’s sharp losses due to a slowdown in Macau’s casino revenue growth in January. Sands China Ltd. jumped 5.8%, MGM China Holdings Ltd. advanced 3.5%, Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. rose 3.4%, and Wynn Macau Ltd. added 3.1%. Hong Kong retailers pushed higher, as media reports said local shopping malls reported strong retail sales during Lunar New Year, largely thanks to high-spending mainland Chinese visitors. Cosmetic retailer Bonjour Holdings Ltd. gained 2.8%, and jewellery brand Luk Fook Holdings International Ltd. tacked on 2.5%. The mainland stock markets remained closed for the Lunar New Year holiday and were scheduled to reopen on Friday.

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Epic Research Singapore : Twitter Update

Twitter Inc. will post its first financial report as a publicly-traded company this week, on the heels of a rally in social media shares sparked by Facebook and Google’s upbeat reports last week.
But Twitter TWTR -0.24%  will also report at a time when analysts have grown more cautious, arguing that the stock has become overvalued, especially after a steady runup since the San Francisco company’s initial public offering in November.  

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Epic Research Singapore : Comex Market Update

March natural gas NGH14 -1.67%  climbed 47 cents, or 9.6%, to settle at $5.375 per million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The strong gain followed three-straight sessions of declines and lifted futures prices to their highest close since Jan. 29.
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Epic Research Singapore : SGX Market Update

According to a report by Bloomberg, ASX Ltd. (ASX) will hire staff for a new office in Singapore this year as Australia’s main exchange operator seeks to do more business with Asian hedge funds and proprietary traders.
“It will be a meaningful presence,” Peter Hiom, Sydney-based deputy chief executive officer at ASX, said in an interview Jan. 31, adding that the Singapore office will focus on derivatives products. “There’s an untapped opportunity for us in Southeast Asia.”
 
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Epic Research Singapore : Comex Market Update

New York-traded oil and natural-gas futures lost ground in electronic trade Monday, with a slightly firmer U.S. dollar among the factors weighing on the contracts. Benchmark U.S. crude oil for March delivery CLH4 -0.42% fell 21 cents, or 0.2%, to $97.28 a barrel, extending a 0.8% retreat Friday on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for March UK:LCOH4 0.00% , however, was little changed, adding 2 cents to trade at $106.42 a barrel. March natural gas NGH14 -2.35% extended its sharp downward trend, losing 11 cents, or 2.3%, to $4.83 per million British thermal units, with the loss coming on top of a 1.4% drop Friday

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Epic Research Singapore : Comex Market Update

Crude oil for March delivery CLH4 -0.35% fell 21 cents, or 0.2%, to $97.28 a barrel, extending a 0.8% retreat Friday on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for March UK:LCOH4 -0.08% , however, was little changed, adding 2 cents to trade at $106.42 a barrel. March natural gas NGH14 -2.39% extended its sharp downward trend, losing 11 cents, or 2.3%, to $4.83 per million British thermal units, with the loss coming on top of a 1.4% drop Friday.  

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Epic Research: SGX Latest Market Update

Trading interest in Catalist-listed companies has risen considerably last year.Turnover value on the Singapore Exchange’s Catalist board accounted for 5.5 per cent of total market turnover value in 2013, more than double the 2.4 per cent from the year before.Trading activity on the Catalist board has grown significantly over 2013.
According to SGX data, the total value of Catalist-listed shares traded last year jumped 147 per cent from 2012, far exceeding the 5.7 per cent increase on the Mainboard.
Geoff Howie, director of market strategy sales and clients at SGX, said: The Catalist board itself makes up around 1 per cent of the total market capitalisation of all stocks listed on the SGX, and last year the turnover of those 140 over stocks that are on the Catalist board accounted for 5.5 per cent of turnover of all stocks listed on the exchange.
And we are seeing larger capitalised companies list on the Catalist board. If you look at the 10 or so biggest companies in terms of capitalisation on the board, five of those companies were listed on the Catalist last year.
So if you look at the very three biggest, you’ll see that they all have market capitalisation above S$ 600 million, and the nine largest stocks on the Catalist all have market cap above S$ 200 million.

There are 141 stocks listed on the Catalist with a combined market capitalisation of S$ 9.4 billion.
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Epic Research: SGX Market Update

 THE Straits Times Index (STI) ended 14.48 points, or 0.47 per cent, lower at 3,047.93 points yesterday.
The FTSE ST Mid Cap Index added 0.10 per cent while the FTSE ST Small Cap Index lost 0.37 per cent.
Of the active stocks, SingTel shed 0.28 per cent, DBS fell 0.78 per cent, OCBC dropped 1.16 per cent, GLP declined 0.70 per cent and Keppel Corp retreated 0.75 per cent.
The outperforming sector, FTSE ST Consumer Goods, appreciated by 0.88 per cent.
Of its two biggest stocks, Wilmar International gained 1.61 per cent and Thai Beverage advanced by 0.92 per cent

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Epic Research Singapore : Comex Market Update

Gold futures closed higher Wednesday, finding support on the back of emerging-market concerns and a sharp decline in U.S equities, but prices for the metal slipped in electronic trading after the Federal Reserve’s decision to taper its bond-buying program by another $10 billion a month to $65 billion. Oil futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange lost more ground following the announcement. February gold GCG4 +0.10% was last at $1,259 an ounce in electronic trading on Globex, after settling at $1,262.20 on the Comex division of Nymex, up $11.40, or 0.9%, ahead of the Fed decision. March crude CLH4 +0.06% was at $97.20 a barrel, down 21 cents, or 0.2%, shortly before the Nymex close.

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Epic Research Singapore : U.S Market Update

Wall Street finished Tuesday’s session with the best gains in two weeks. The S&P 500 closed up 0.6% to 1,792.50, and the Dow industrials DJIA -1.19%  ended the session up 0.5% to 15,928.56, breaking a five-day skid. Turkey is the tree — U.S. growth slowing is the new forest. New-home sales and new orders were nasty slowdowns,” said McCullough.

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Epic Research Singapore : Hang Seng Index

The Hang Seng Index HK:HSI +0.95% tacked on 0.9% to 22,156.15. Chinese PC maker Lenovo HK:992 +4.96% LNVGF +6.31% climbed 4.2%, after the company said that it would reorganize itself into four business groups and diversify its business. Software developer Kingsoft Corp. HK:3888 +2.83% KSFTF +0.30% jumped 4.7%, as the company said it plans to spin off its information-security software business for listing on the Nasdaq or the New York Stock Exchange. Other tech stocks also pushed higher, as Tencent Holdings Ltd. HK:700 +4.57% TCTZF +4.69% rose 4.6%, and online game developer NetDragon Websoft HK:777 +1.52% gained 2%.
 
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Epic Research Singapore : U.S Market Update

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Tuesday lowered Ukraine's long-term foreign currency sovereign rating to CCC+ from B- and its short-term rating to C from B. "The downgrade reflects our view that the significant escalation of the political turmoil in Ukraine makes the expected financial support package from Russia less certain should the government of President Yanukovych fall," said S&P in a statement. Ratings in the CCC category are generally viewed as poor quality with likelihood of default. The outlook on the ratings is negative.  

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Epic Research Singapore : Comex Market Update

February natural gas NGG14 -1.15%  advanced 19 cents, or 3.8%, to settle at $5.03 per million British thermal units on Nymex. The contract expires at the close of Nymex trading on Wednesday. March natural gas NGH14 -0.97% , which will become the front month, added 27 cents, or 5.7%, to $4.94 per million British thermal units.  

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Epic Research Singapore : Yahoo Market Update

Yahoo Inc. YHOO -2.43%  will report after the U.S. market close Tuesday. 
 European stocks broke a three-day losing streak, while Asia closed with mostly mild losses. Crude-oil and natural-gas prices were higher, while gold was moving south. The dollar pared gains against the yen USDJPY +0.30%   after the durable goods data disappointed. 

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Epic Research Singapore : Comex Market Update

February natural gas NGG14 +1.75%  lost 33.5 cents, or 6.5%, to settle at $4.847 per million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange, after earlier spiking past $5.40 in electronic trading. That price marked the highest level since February 2010, according to FactSet data tracking the closing levels for most-active contracts. On Friday, prices settled at their highest since June 2010.

March natural gas NGH14 +1.61% , which is among the most-active contracts, closed down 32 cents, or 6.5%, at $4.674 per million Btus.  

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Epic Research Singapore : Forex Market Update

The British pound GBPUSD +0.20%  rose to $1.6606 from $1.6580 late Monday in North America.  
 In other action among currency majors, the dollar USDJPY +0.09%  rose to 102.68 Japanese yen from ¥102.58 late Monday in North America. The euro EURUSD +0.10%  , meanwhile, edged up to $1.3679 from 

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