News Highlight: Asia Stocks Push Higher, Dollar Pares Advance

“We’re in the midst of a synchronized global recovery in
growth and corporate profits are rising.” ...

ComfortDelgro expands London fleet with Dial-a-Cab Acquisition

With the latest acquisition, CDG has become the largest
taxi circuit operator in London with a total fleet of 3,000. 

Has the recent "Market Storms (Fears of US-Sino Trade Wars, Syria Tension)" passed over?

HK & Shanghai shares rallied at Wed. open, after Wall Street 
gains. ST Index up + 45pt at 3543 at mid-day...

 

Sterling and metals shine brightest as risk appetite returns

A gradual return of risk appetite lifted world shares on Tuesday, while there were milestones aplenty as sterling hit a post-Brexit high and U.S. sanctions on Russia drove aluminum prices to a 7-year peak

TESLA Temporal Halt to production of Model 3 Sedan

China’s economy grew 6.8 percent in the first quarter of 2018

Beijing is looking to keep the economic balancing act intact even as it faces
rising trade tensions with its largest trading partner, the United States

Hot stock: Ezion up 14% on trading resumption

Its shareholders, at its annual general meeting on March 28, voted overwhelmingly
in favour of a landmark debt refinancing plan.

Singapore non-oil exports see 2.7% drop in March'18

Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) fell 2.7 % last month, 
partly due to a high base from a year ago

French Pres. Macron convinced Trump to keep troops in Syria

Macron said that Trump was considering removing American troops from Syria,
but France and other allies managed to change the mind of the U.S. president.

 

NOBLE get Founder Elman's Support ...

NOBLE Group has won over its founder and largest shareholder Richard Elman
... to its restructuring plan, after tweaking the proposal to provide current shareholders
15 per cent of new equity in New Noble and agreeing to give Mr Elman a seat on the new board.

SGX Institutional Fund Flow Weekly Tracker (Week of 9 Apr 2018)

SGX Institutional Fund Flow Weekly Tracker (Week of 9 Apr 2018)

Week of 9 April 2018
Institutional investors net buy (+S$56.5m) vs.  (-S$26.1m) a week ago ... excerpts fm www.sgx.com
Top 10 Institution Net Buy (+) Stocks (S$M)	Stock Code	Week of 9 Apr
Venture Corp	V03	50.9
OCBC	O39	27.4
CSE Global	544	25.2
UOB	U11	24.3
DBS	D05	17.1
SGX	S68	11.7
ST Engineering	S63	10.1
ComfortDelGro	C52	9.5
Sheng Siong Group	OV8	9.0
Mapletree Logistics Trust	M44U	8.9

Top 10 Institution Net Sell (-) Stocks (S$M)	Stock Code	Week of 9 Apr
Singtel	Z74	(53.2)
City Developments	C09	(15.0)
SIA	C6L	(10.9)
SPH	T39	(8.0)
Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust	BUOU	(7.7)
StarHub	CC3	(7.1)
Ascott Residence Trust	A68U	(5.5)
Wilmar International	F34	(4.8)
Singapore Post	S08	(4.6)
Rowsley	A50	(4.5)

A Tencent-Backed Fashion App Is Seeking a $4 Billion U.S. IPO

Wave of CHINESE TECH IPO Ahead...
In a growing wave of Chinese technology companies looking to sell shares to the public, Smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp. is seeking a valuation of as much as $100 billion in a much-anticipated offering, people familiar with the matter have said, while Meituan Dianping, a Chinese food review and delivery giant also backed by Tencent, has begun discussions about a Hong Kong IPO at a valuation of at least $60 billion.

ISR may need US10-15mil more ...

Shares in ISR Capital last traded at 0.4c apiece on April 12, unchanged from the previous day's close.

Asian mkt in Mixed Trade after Syria strike