DAILY MORNING NOTE | 22 January 2026
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Singapore stocks fell 0.4% to 4,809.88 on Jan 21 amid geopolitical tensions over Greenland and weakness in Japanese government bonds. The benchmark Index lost 0.4% or 18.12 points to finish at 4,809.88. On a positive note, the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index gained 0.3% or 4.96 points to 1,484.99. Across the broader market, gainers edged out losers 290 to 270, after 1.4 billion securities worth $1.6 billion changed hands.
U.S. equities surged after Trump called off European tariffs, announcing a Greenland deal framework. Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 1.21% to 49,007.23, S&P 500 gained 1.16% to 6,875.62 and Nasdaq Composite Index rose 1.18% to 23,224.82. All three indexes remain down for the week.
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Events Of The Week

SG
OCBC established a new securities financing unit to expand lending against securities held in client accounts, including unused assets. The unit sits within global markets and focuses on mobilising lendable securities, such as equities and fixed income held by clients across OCBC Bank, OCBC Securities, Bank of Singapore, and Great Eastern.
Ley Choon Group Holdings received in-principle SGX approval move from Catalist to Mainboard. The underground construction specialist first listed on Mainboard in Aug 2012 via reverse takeover of Ultro Technologies, moved to Catalist in Feb 2017, underwent debt restructuring, and has since recovered.
AIMS APAC REIT issued $150 million of 4.10% subordinated perpetual securities (Series 005) under its $750 million multicurrency debt issuance programme. DBS, OCBC and UOB served as joint lead managers and bookrunners. The perpetual securities are expected to be admitted to SGX-ST official list Jan 22, 9am.
Toku‘s IPO was 1.9 times subscribed, the first SGX listing in 2026. The cloud communications and customer experience platform’s offer period ran Jan 14-20. Shares commence trading Jan 22, 9am under ticker TKU. The placement comprises 2 million public offer shares and 63 million placement shares at 25 cents each. Based on the offer price and post-offer share capital of 570.24 million shares, Toku has a post-IPO market cap of $142.56 million.
US
AMC Robotics announced Wednesday its warehouse logistics sorting robot NovaArm is in advanced R&D with commercial launch planned for Q2 2026. The company, currently valued at $144.16 million, has seen stock decline over 46% in the past six months.
Kyndryl announced an agentic AI-enabled modernization approach for faster, more cost-effective SAP transformations. The new Clean Field approach focuses on creating a solid digital foundation for customers migrating from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA that is adaptive, versatile and ready to support future business and operational requirements.
Source: SGX Masnet, Bloomberg, Channel NewsAsia, Reuters, CNBC, WSJ, The Business Times, The Edge Singapore, PSR
RESEARCH REPORTS
Bank of America Corporation – Growth across the board
Recommendation: ACCUMULATE; TP US$60.00; Last close: US$52.10; Analyst Glenn Thum
- 4Q25 PATMI rose 12% YoY to US$7.6bn and was slightly below our estimates, with FY25 earnings at 95% of our FY25e forecast, from lower-than-expected market making income and higher expenses. Earnings growth came from higher NII and investment and brokerage fees, and lower provisions. DPS was raised 8% YoY to US$0.28 and 4Q25 common stock net repurchases amounted to US$6.3bn (4Q24: US$3.5bn).
- 4Q25 earnings growth was driven by record NII (+10% YoY) from Global Markets activity, fixed-rate asset repricing, and higher deposit and loan balances. Earnings were further supported by a recovery in investment and brokerage revenue (+12% YoY), and lower provisions (-10% YoY). BAC has provided guidance for FY26e NII growth of ~5-7% from continued fixed-rate asset repricing and deposit and loan growth, with 1Q26e NII growth of ~7% YoY. 1Q26e expenses are expected to rise by ~4% YoY.
Wells Fargo & Company – Severance expense hampers growth
Recommendation: ACCUMULATE; TP US$98.00; Last close: US$86.66; Analyst Glenn Thum
- 4Q25 earnings grew 6% YoY to US$5.4bn, and FY25 earnings came in slightly below our estimates, at 96% of our FY25e forecast. NII rose from loan growth, while higher non-interest income and lower provisions supported earnings. DPS rose 13% YoY to US$0.45, and 4Q25 common stock net repurchases rose 25% YoY to US$5bn.
- Non-interest income growth supported earnings from investment advisory and brokerage, and card fees, as NII rose by 4% YoY. Provisions dipped by 5% YoY and gave earnings an extra boost. Severance expense of US$612mn hampered earnings acceleration. WFC has guided FY26e NII of ~US$50bn (+5% YoY) with FY26e expense of ~US$55.7bn (+2% YoY).
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