{
  "id": 18111989,
  "title": "Singapore stocks end flat as Democrats win in US midterm elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/singapore-stocks-end-flat-as-democrats-win-in-us-midterm-elections",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-04T11:11:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Singapore",
    "slug": "the-business-times-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-stocks-end-flat-democrats-win-us-midterm-elections"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Wednesday (Nov 4), Singapore stocks closed almost unchanged as the Democrats secured control of both houses of Congress in the US midterm elections. The Straits Times Index (STI) finished at 5,268.63, up 0.01 percent or 0.66 points. DFI Retail Group led the index gainers with a 6.2 percent increase to US$3.75. UOB, on the other hand, was the worst performer, down 5 percent to US$38.44, due to its Q3 net profit of S$1.25 billion falling short of the S$1.38 billion consensus.\n\nOther local banks, DBS and OCBC, also ended lower, with declines of 0.1 percent to S$70.7 and 0.2 percent to S$27.85, respectively. Within the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index, CSE Global led with a 9.3 percent rise to S$1.00, while First Resources was the biggest loser, falling 4.7 percent to S$2.87.\n\nAcross the broader market, gainers outnumbered losers 392 to 198, with 1.3 billion securities worth S$2.9 billion changing hands. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gained 1.7 percent, and South Korea's Kospi was up 0.6 percent. Meanwhile, Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 1.4 percent, and the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI declined 0.3 percent.",
  "summary": "Across the broader market, gainers outnumber losers 392 to 198 after 1.3 billion securities change hands",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}