DAILY MORNING NOTE | 30 May 2025
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Singapore Equity Strategy Week 21 2025
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Singapore stocks ended higher on Thursday (May 29), after a US trade court on Wednesday blocked US President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs from going into effect. In Singapore, the benchmark rose 0.1 per cent or 4.92 points to 3,916.84.
Wall Street stocks finished modestly higher on Thursday following strong earnings from Nvidia as a judicial ruling added to uncertainty about President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 0.3 per cent at 42,215.73. The broad-based S&P 500 climbed 0.4 per cent to 5,912.17, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 0.4 per cent to 19,175.87.
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TOP 5 GAINERS & LOSERS

Events Of The Week

SG
Integrated healthcare operator IHH Healthcare on Thursday (May 29) posted a 33 per cent fall in net profit to RM514 million (S$156.3 million) for its first quarter ended Mar 31, from RM768 million the year before.
Seatrium recorded net order book wins amounting to S$21.3 billion as at end-March, comprising 26 projects with delivery dates till 2031.
CapitaLand Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (Clar) has raised S$500 million from a private placement of 202.4 million units, priced at S$2.47 per unit.
Sembcorp Industries’ wholly owned renewables subsidiary, Sembcorp Green Infra, was awarded a solar-energy storage hybrid project by SJVN, an Indian state-owned power company.
US
US corporate profits fell sharply in the first quarter and could continue to be squeezed this year by higher costs from tariffs that are threatening to undercut the economic expansion. Profits from current production with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments dropped to US$118.1 billion last quarter.
Oil prices fell on Thursday, retreating from earlier gains, after the International Energy Agency’s director warned of weaker demand in China, while the market also watched for potential new US sanctions curbing Russian crude flows and an Opec+ decision on hiking output in July.
Toyota Motor’s sales hit a record for the second month in a row as a strong showing in the US and Japan was boosted by customers making last-minute purchases before US President Donald Trump’s tariffs took effect.
Source: SGX Masnet, Bloomberg, Channel NewsAsia, Reuters, CNBC, WSJ, The Business Times, The Edge Singapore, PSR
RESEARCH REPORTS
China Aviation Oil – Increasing trading volume
Recommendation: ACCUMULATE; TP S$0.90; Last close: S$0.8300; Analyst Liu Miaomiao
- International air traffic surged 32% YTD in Apr25, and we expect profit from associates (SPIA) to rise at least 12% YoY in FY25e, supported by the continued recovery of inbound leisure and business travel.
- We expect a pickup in trading volume in 1H at the low teens, driven by rising jet fuel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) demand. The EU mandates a 2% SAF blend in 2025, increasing to 70% by 2050. As SAF volumes grow, this should support margin improvement for the oil trading business.
- We upgrade CAO from NEUTRAL to ACCUMULATE with a higher DCF-TP of S$0.90 (prev: S$0.85), reflecting recent share price performance and improving financial metrics. While we maintain our FY26e/27e PATMI forecast at US$82mn/83mn, we expect at least high single-digit YoY PATMI growth in 1H25. CAO currently holds US$500mn in cash, representing over 90% of its market cap. Re-rating catalysts include a better-than-expected dividend payout ratio and increasing contribution from SPIA.
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