{"id":277185,"date":"2026-02-10T16:55:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T16:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/277185\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T16:55:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T16:55:06","slug":"singapore-stocks-edge-higher-as-growth-forecast-gets-a-lift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/277185\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore Stocks Edge Higher As Growth Forecast Gets A Lift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p font-weight=\"400\" font-family=\"paragraph\" font-size=\"1rem,,1.25rem\" class=\"sc-f616428d-0 sc-67b61098-0 dFPYwm kxxbia\">o SG$34.6 billion, and securities daily average value climbed 58% to SG$1.65 billion.<\/p>\n<p font-weight=\"400\" font-family=\"paragraph\" font-size=\"1rem,,1.25rem\" class=\"sc-f616428d-0 sc-67b61098-0 dFPYwm kxxbia\">Why should I care?<\/p>\n<p font-weight=\"400\" font-family=\"paragraph\" font-size=\"1rem,,1.25rem\" class=\"sc-f616428d-0 sc-67b61098-0 dFPYwm kxxbia\">For markets: More trading can mean deeper liquidity.<\/p>\n<p font-weight=\"400\" font-family=\"paragraph\" font-size=\"1rem,,1.25rem\" class=\"sc-f616428d-0 sc-67b61098-0 dFPYwm kxxbia\">Higher turnover often makes price moves more reliable, because it\u2019s easier for big investors to get in and out without moving the market too much. That matters for Singapore, where liquidity can be a sticking point versus larger Asian bourses. <a data-state=\"closed\" class=\"sc-ce6d94d2-0 huanRg sc-ce6d94d2-2 bvljLv\" href=\"https:\/\/finimize.com\/glossary\/stock\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stock<\/a>-specific headlines also helped: AsiaPhos jumped nearly 13% after a non-binding LOI with China Mobile International linked to data center and AI computing opportunities, while Metro Holdings rose almost 6% on plans to sell its 26% stake in Boustead Industrial Fund.<\/p>\n<p font-weight=\"400\" font-family=\"paragraph\" font-size=\"1rem,,1.25rem\" class=\"sc-f616428d-0 sc-67b61098-0 dFPYwm kxxbia\">The bigger picture: A growth upgrade changes the mood.<\/p>\n<p font-weight=\"400\" font-family=\"paragraph\" font-size=\"1rem,,1.25rem\" class=\"sc-f616428d-0 sc-67b61098-0 dFPYwm kxxbia\">For a trade- and services-led economy, a forecast lift can ripple through hiring, capital spending, and credit creation, which then feeds back into corporate profits. If that momentum holds, it could support more listings and fundraising \u2013 and that\u2019s a direct tailwind for SGX\u2019s fee-based businesses. The flip side is that stronger growth can also keep policy cautious on <a data-state=\"closed\" class=\"sc-ce6d94d2-0 huanRg sc-ce6d94d2-2 bvljLv\" href=\"https:\/\/finimize.com\/glossary\/inflation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">inflation<\/a>, so markets will watch whether the pace cools after a punchy quarter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"o SG$34.6 billion, and securities daily average value climbed 58% to SG$1.65 billion. Why should I care? For&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":277186,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[138,219,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-277185","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economy","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-economy","10":"tag-new-zealand","11":"tag-newzealand","12":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277185"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277185\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/277186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}