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Podcast: Money Matters with Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian
Episode: Market View: Precious metals extend losses, Asian equities fluctuate in quiet trade; Meta Platforms to acquire Manus; US reportedly approves Samsung, SK Hynix chipmaking tool shipments to China for 2026; ST Engineering, Keppel to watch
Description: Singapore shares inched higher today in the last full trading day of 2025. The Straits Times Index was up 0.51% at 4,657.14 points at 2.39pm Singapore time, with a value turnover of S$499.98M seen in the broader market. In terms of companies to watch today, we have ST Engineering, after the group today said that it expects to report a positive net profit for the second half of 2025, after taking into account all the one-off effects for the period. Meanwhile, from how Meta Platforms has agreed to acquire Singapore-based startup Manus, to how the US g...