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| 19 March 2026
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Singapore stocks gained 1.3 per cent on Wednesday (Mar 18). UOL led the gainers, rising 4.9 per cent or S$0.48 to end at S$10.20. The worst performer was Singtel, which fell 0.8 per cent or S$0.04 to close at S$5.13.
Wall Street ended sharply lower on Wednesday (Mar 18). The S&P 500 declined 1.36 per cent to end the session at 6,624.70 points. The Nasdaq declined 1.46 per cent to 22,152.42 points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 1.63 per cent to 46,225.15 points.
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Events Of The Week

SG
Manulife US REIT’s portfolio valuation falls 1.6% as at end-2025; FY2025 revenue drops 32% y-o-y to US$113.9 million.
Construction on the second phase of Jurong Island Logistics Hub (JILH) has continued into March 2026, with structural works for the third and fourth floors under way, said Cosco Shipping International (Singapore).
Reclaims Global to acquire freehold B1 industrial property at Tagore Industrial Avenue for S$20.5 million.
Wing Tai’s Malaysian subsidiary obtains freehold land parcel at Mont Kiara for RM45 million.
Hotel Properties Ltd (HPL) has priced S$150 million in perpetual securities at 4.38 per cent.
US
Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady, keeps 1 cut in play this year as uncertainty mounts.
Micron revenue almost triples, tops estimates as demand for memory soars.
Vice President JD Vance and Energy Secretary Chris Wright will meet Thursday with the oil industry as the White House looks for ways to address surging fuel prices.
Samsung Electronics Co agreed to supply and collaborate with Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) on next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) memory and computing technologies.
Meta is shutting down VR social platform Horizon Worlds in further pivot away from the metaverse.
Macy’s store revamp shows progress, but company expects sales to fall this year.
Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday said the US Food and Drug Administration approved its once-daily psoriasis pill, the first oral option to rival best-selling shots.
Source: SGX Masnet, Bloomberg, Channel NewsAsia, Reuters, CNBC, WSJ, The Business Times, The Edge Singapore, PSR
RESEARCH REPORTS
Magnificent 7 Monthly: Feb 26 – February pullback from AI ROI scepticism
Analyst: Phillip Research Team
- Mag-7 stocks fell by 6.7% in Feb26 (Jan26: +0.2%), underperforming both the S&P 500 (-1.4%) and NASDAQ (-3.8%). The decline came from a broader market reassessment of aggressive AI capital expenditures versus near-term ROI.
- Majority of the MAG7 pulled back in Feb26 as MSFT (-18.4%) was weighed down by growing market scepticism regarding the profitability and payoff timeline of its heavy AI infrastructure build-out, and AMZN (-13.8%) was sold following its announcement to sacrifice short-term margins for a US$200bn long-term AI hardware bet. TSLA (+5.4%) was the biggest gainer from a recovery in China and European vehicle sales.
- We maintain OVERWEIGHT on the Mag-7. The Feb26 pullback, triggered by the Iran conflict and renewed inflation fears, presents an attractive entry point. While energy shocks cement a higher-for-longer rate environment, the Mag-7 remain insulated. Their net cash balance sheets and robust free cash flow effectively neutralise elevated borrowing costs. Secular AI adoption and sovereign tech investments outweigh duration risk. Excluding TSLA, Mag-7 earnings will continue to outpace the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100, anchored by non-cyclical demand and the US AI Action Plan.
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