SINGAPORE STOCKS INVESTING

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Dear readers, like it or not, the Singapore stocks markets are currently sluggish; this backdrop, together with an environment where interest rates are poised to rise, has made other investment alternatives attractive to investors, especially bonds. In recent months, Singapore investors are spoilt for choice where it comes to the choice of bonds. To recall:

Dear readers, DBS Research has a "Buy" call on this stock, with a 53.2% potential upside.

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Dear readers, yesterday (27 Jul 18) the Singapore Stocks STI closed at 3,324.98. As at 20 Jul 18, the STI was 3,297.83, hence the STI has in effect went lower by 0.83%. But the decline in the STI (a barometer for Singapore stocks in general) was not always a straight decline since the STI actually went up by more than 1% on 25 Jul 18 at the mention of US-EU trade tensions.

FACEBOOK STOCK has dropped roughly 20% in a week after it warned that its revenue growth would take a hit. I believe this Facebook’s share price performance would be a very surprising one for its investors who may believe that in the era of internet and online social networking, Facebook should be on the trajectory to become worth more and more as time goes by.

Dear readers, do you still recall my post where one can grow one’s monies at 0.94% per annum with no lock down period (you can refer to this post here ) ? Well, the interest has risen to 0.96%!

Dear readers, CGS-CIMB has given a "Buy" call to Genting Singapore stock with a 14.3% potential upside.

SINGAPORE FOOD AGENCY is the name of Singapore’s newest Statutory Board under the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources that is announced today. Singapore Food Agency will take over the food-related functions from AVA (thereafter AVA will be disbanded) as well as from other agencies like NEA and HSA. As an investor, the question is, with the formation of SINGAPORE FOOD AGENCY , what does it mean for Singapore stocks, especially those food-related stocks on the Singapore Stocks Markets?

Dear readers, let us watch the video below to see what analysts have to say now about the Singapore properties sector.

Dear readers, overnight, US stocks rallied on the back of trade tensions between US and EU being averted. And yesterday, Singapore stocks put up a bullish performance as the STI Index rallied 1.04% which was a performance not seen in recent sessions. Many blue-chip stocks were yesterday’s top gainers. These names included UOB, OCBC, SIA, DBS, SATS, Jardone C&C, Starhub, CityDevelopment, Capitaland, UOL, ComfortDelgo, F&N and ST Engineering. With such strong showing by the STI yesterday and the overnight trade tensions aversions between US and EU, is it time that the Singapore stocks rebounded and turn bullish?

Dear readers, one Singapore billion-cap stock has attracted the attention of a DBS Research Analyst. The Analyst is so bullish on this billion -cap stock that a 35.9% potential return "Buy" rating is given to this stock.

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Dear readers, the following are the Overbought and Oversold STI stocks as at 23 Jul 2018. Overbought STI stocks: 1) Ascendas Reit 2) CapitaCommercial Trust 3) CapitaMall Trust

Dear readers, kudos to Phillip Capital Investment Directors and staff for shaving their hair in support of Hair for Hope 2018!

Dear readers, a gentle reminder once again (in case you are not aware) that you could connect to Singapore Stocks Investing (“SSI”) easily via the following: 1) SSI Facebook Page 2) SSI Twitter Page 3) SSI Google+ Page

Dear readers, the US stocks markets had the following performance overnight: 1) Dow: -0.53% 2) Nasdaq: -0.37% 3) S&P: -0.40%

Dear readers, amidst the correcting of DBS stock price recently, UOB Kay Hian has still a "Buy" call rating for DBS stock with a 11.9% potential upside!

Dear readers, let us watch the video below by Phillip Research on what they think of Land Transport Sector Stocks.

Dear readers, OCBC Investment has given HPH US Trust a great 32.1% potential upside "Buy" call.

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KOUFU IPO is currently ongoing as you investors may know. The listing of a Kopitiam-related stock is now new to Singapore since the listing of another Kopitiam-related stock in Kimly. So will I subscribe to Koufu IPO ? First, a check on the statistics. Of the IPO, only 6.3 million shares are offered for the public as compared to 90.7 million placement shares. Also, after the listing, Pang Lim, the founder of Koufu, Pang Lim and his wife would continue to be the major substantial shareshilders with 45.8 million shares.

Dear readers, the following are the Overbought STI component stocks: 1) Ascendas Reit 2) CapitaCommercial Trust 3) CapitaMall Trust (at just Overbought level) 4) JMH USD 5) JSH USD (at just Overbought level) 6) SGX 7) SPH

Dear readers, RHB Securities has a 17.6% potential upside "Buy" call for Sheng Siong stock.

Dear readers, we are now entering into a period of higher interest rates. With interest rates heading north, I believe investors are looking into higher interest instruments to grow their monies and preferably risk-free or with low levels of risk. This is especially so as the current equities markets are volatile and also, those higher-dividends plays like the telecoms stocks and Reits may become less attractive when interest rates go north.

Dear readers, RHB Invest is calling for a 27.3% potential upside "BUY" call for this stock. Do you know what stock this is? Well, visit this link NOW to read more about this recommended stock.

Dear readers, trade tensions what you as investors must know. Watch the video now

Dear readers, Singapore stocks were down by around 0.80% today and with today’s showing of Singapore stocks, our local bourse actually gave back the gains the markets have chalked up in the recent trading sessions. The reason is simple: US has announced that it would impose more tariffs on China’s exports. I have shared in recent posts that the macro factors are not positive for the global stocks markets currently. In a Facebook survey conducted by Singapore Stocks Investing on 9 Jul 2018 (which would close in 5 days: to participate in this survey, please visit this 9 July 2018 post on Singapore Stocks Investing Facebook page), more than 56% of the poll respondents already supported the view that the STI would head south to 3,000. This has all along been my position for the STI thus far. Any dollar cost averaging to be done should be done at where the STI becomes attractive once again and a below 3,000 mark could be the start for some investors to dollar-cost-average-buy the Sing

Dear readers, yesterday, Singapore stocks markets erased the declines it has been chalking thus far with the Singapore stocks markets benchmark STI up by a decent 1.16%. Some investors are thinking that now is the time to bargain-hunt for some good stocks since stocks markets have corrected recently and yesterday’s showing of the Singapore stocks markets seemed to indicate that Singapore stocks markets have bottomed out and are poised for a rebound. Not yet, says Tom K (myself).

Dear readers, let us watch the video below on the updates to Coal, Offshore & Marine and the Property Sector as well as the monthly recession tracker.

Dear readers, as we know interest rates are poised to head north, hence as a result, investors should take note of how leveraged their stocks stock so as not to be caught by surprised in the event that interest rates rise, the companies behind their stocks are not able to service their debt obligations.

Dear readers, in this post, let us take a look at which of the STI stocks were affected by yesterday’s Singapore stocks markets selloff. The % points below shows the current oversold STI stocks and how much each of the STI stocks went south yesterday. 1) Capitaland -6% and Oversold 2) City Development -15.6% and Oversold 3) DBS -2.6% and Oversold

Dear readers, the Singapore Stocks STI went south by 1.99% yesterday (6 Jul 2018) after the government announced a slew of cooling measures on the night of 5 Jul 2018 in relation to increased stamp duties, especially for purchase of the second and subsequent residential properties. Increased taxes for developments were also part of the government’s announcements too. Properties stocks were hit hard with CityDev down by 15.6% and recent property IPO debutant PropNex down by 24.638% to $0.52 which was much below its IPO price of $0.65.

Dear readers, today (6 Jul 2018) is when the world’s top two economies in US and China are due to exchange fires in the arena of trade by hitting $34 billion of each other’s exports with steep new tariffs. Many investors will be keeping a lookout on the developments of what could be the start of the US-China trade war and how they would impact the greater stocks markets.

Dear readers, RHB Invest is recommending a "Buy" call on one small-cap stock which closed at $0.36 yesterday with a target price of $0.48. This effectively translates into a 27.8% potential upside.

Dear readers, let us watch the video below of an analyst's take on CapitaLand Commerical Trust.

Dear readers, amidst the stocks markets volatilities, there is one trust recommended  by DBS with a potential 14.8% potential upside.

Dear readers, Singapore Savings Bond (Aug 2018 tranche) opened for application on 2 Jul 2018 and below are the average return per year for the first ten years. For comparison, I also included in () below the average return per year for the July 2018 Singapore Savings Bond tranche. On first glance, the Aug 2018 Singapore Savings Bond seem to offer a higher interest since Year 1 interest rate is 1.78% compared to 1.72% for the Jul 2018 tranche. But if one is to look at the average return at Year 10 of the Aug tranche of the Singapore Savings Bond, that is where the Aug 2018 average returns seems to fall short in general.

Dear readers, let watch the video below on the analysts' take on the equities, currencies and commodities outlook for the second half of year 2018. Enjoy!

Dear readers, let us watch the video below on an analyst's take on Properties and Banking. Are there opportunities for investors Now? Let us watch the video below NOW!

Dear readers, the Singapore Stocks STI closed at 3,280.87 on the last day of the first half of Year 2018 (29 Jun 2018). On the first day of the trading year (2 Jan 2018), the STI opened for the year at 3,430.30, hence the STI has retreated by around 4.36% for the year-to-date. In the earlier part of May 2018, the STI was hovering around the high 3,600 mark with the highest point reached by the STI at 3,641.65. So now, for investors, as the Singapore stocks markets opens soon, what should investors expect for the second half of year 2018?

  Dear readers, with the southing of the bank stocks, RHB Invest is providing a "Buy" call on DBS stock with a potential 13.9%