EIGHT MUST-WATCHED STOCKS: WHAT THE ANALYST SAID

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Dear readers, how have you been? Let us look what an analyst has to say about these stocks. Please refer to the following timings to read more about the stocks below.

01:00 - UOB
01:45 - OCBC
02:30 - Thai Beverage
16:09 - Sheng Siong
20:22 - Singapore O&G
23:10 - Sembcorp Industries
30:34 - Sembcorp Marine
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