{
  "id": 4636281,
  "title": "Singapore stocks end higher amid mixed regional showing; STI up 1%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/singapore-stocks-end-higher-amid-mixed-regional-showing-sti-up-1",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-31T11:04:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
    "slug": "the-business-times-companies-markets",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-stocks-end-higher-amid-mixed-regional-showing-sti-11"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore's stock market closed higher on Monday, Aug 31, as the Straits Times Index (STI) gained 1 percent or 55.43 points, settling at 5,755.36. DFI Retail Group led the gains on the blue-chip index, surging 5.1 percent to reach US$3.71. Among the worst performers among STI constituents was Seatrium, which declined 2.3 percent to S$2.15. The three local banks ended higher, with DBS up 1.6 percent to S$77.40, OCBC increasing 1.4 percent to S$31.52, and UOB rising 1.9 percent to S$41.56. In the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index, NTT DC Real Estate Investment Trust was the top performer, advancing 3.2 percent to US$0.955, while Hong Leong Asia was the biggest loser, dropping 6.1 percent to S$2.93. Across the broader market, gainers outnumbered losers 286 to 251, with 1.5 billion securities valued at S$3.4 billion changing hands. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index and Japan's Nikkei 225 closed lower by 0.1 percent, while South Korea's Kospi rose 0.5 percent. Experts noted that elevated energy prices and potential hawkishness from the US Federal Reserve could make the US dollar more bullish, while sustained easing in US inflation or signs of a weaker US economy could lead to a more bearish stance. The analysts also lowered their forecast for the USD/KRW currency pair, but remained cautious on long South Korean won positions, citing that recent strength may have moved ahead of near-term fundamentals.",
  "summary": "DFI Retail Group leads the gainers on the blue-chip index",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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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."
}