DAILY MORNING NOTE | 13 August 2026
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The Singapore market closed down 0.6%.
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Singapore Technical Highlights

TOP 5 GAINERS & LOSERS

EVENTS OF THE WEEK

SG
ST Engineering‘s 1HFY2026 earnings outpaced revenue growth on more favourable business mix.
Sembcorp Industries delivered underlying Group net profit of S$369 million for the first half of 2026 (1H2026), compared with S$491 million in 1H2025.
Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust delivers 1.4% DPS growth while advancing strategic initiatives to enhance long-term securityholder value.
CLI reports 13% growth in operating PATMI and 14% growth in total PATMI in 1H2026.
PropNex records 1HFY2026 earnings of S$40.9 million.
City Developments’ PATMI triples in 1H2026 supported by property development.
Singtel 1QFY2027 earnings down 71.6% y-o-y.
Centurion Corporation reported H1 net profit down 64% to S$26.5 million from S$73.9 million a year ago.
UltraGreen.ai posted a 53% rise in H1 net profit to US$39.2 million on 24% higher revenue of US$87.2 million.
Hong Leong Asia H1 net profit surges 64.1% to S$91.9 million.
Prime US REIT reported 1H2026 DPU of 0.5 US cents versus 0.12 US cents a year ago after raising its distribution payout ratio to 65%, with committed portfolio occupancy improving to 84.1% from 83.1%.
Wilmar International reported 1HFY2026 PATMI of US$609 million, up 2.3% y-o-y, on revenue of US$38.5 billion, up 17.2%.
UOL Group posted a 23% rise in H1 net profit to S$252.2 million from S$205.5 million, with share of joint-venture profits surging to S$83.8 million, though revenue fell 7% to S$1.4 billion.
Food Empire swung to a net profit of US$35.4 million in H1 from a net loss of US$1.5 million a year ago, as revenue rose 15% to US$315.1 million, and declared an interim dividend of S$0.04 per share.
AEM Holdings reported 1HFY2026 net profit of S$30.8 million, up 876% y-o-y, on revenue of S$247 million, raised FY2026 revenue guidance to S$630 million to S$680 million and declared interim dividend of 2.4 cents.
Riverstone Holdings posted 2QFY2026 net profit of RM65.8 million, up 60.2% q-o-q, with revenue rising 24.5% q-o-q to RM266.7 million on stronger cleanroom demand, and declared an interim dividend of 5 sen.
COSCO Shipping International reported 1HFY2026 PATMI up 188% y-o-y to S$7.57 million on revenue of S$96.8 million, up 6% y-o-y.
US
Cisco forecasts annual revenue above estimates on sustained AI spending.
Cerebras Systems swung to a loss in the second quarter but still lifted its full-year outlook.
Infleqtion reports record Q2 revenue, raises 2026 outlook as quantum commercialization accelerates.
Coherent reported Q2 CY2026 revenue of US$2.05 billion, up 33.7% year on year and beating estimates, with adjusted EPS of US$1.74; Q3 revenue guidance of US$2.3 billion topped expectations.
Google raises Pixel prices by US$100 as memory costs climb.
Ford says it’s increasing Lincoln production in the US in 2030.
Source: SGX Masnet, Bloomberg, Channel NewsAsia, Reuters, CNBC, WSJ, The Business Times, The Edge Singapore, PSR
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