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UBS kicks off share buyback programme of up to US$2 billion
Published Mon, Jun 30, 2025 · 04:13 PM[ZURICH] UBS Group is launching a programme to repurchase as much as US$2 billion worth of its own shares, it said in...
First train for JB-Singapore Rapid Transit System unveiled; service to start by December 2026
[SINGAPORE] The first train for the Johor Bahru (JB)-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link was unveiled on Monday (Jun 30), with the cross-border rail system currently estimated to be...
Asia: Most stocks rise as investors eye US trade talks
[HONG KONG] Asian equities mostly rose on Monday following a record-breaking day on Wall Street as investors kept tabs on countries’ efforts to strike trade deals with the United...
Bank of Korea halts digital currency project, pausing talks with banks
Published Mon, Jun 30, 2025 · 10:50 AM[SEOUL] South Korea’s central bank halted its digital currency testing project, telling participating banks it will temporarily pause discussions related to the...
Torrent to acquire KKR’s stake in JB Pharma for US$1.4 billion
[MUMBAI] Torrent Pharmaceuticals agreed to take a controlling stake in JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals from private equity firm KKR, the latest sign of a dealmaking boom in India.Torrent will...
China’s Zijin Mining to acquire Kazakh gold mine in US$1.2 billion deal
Published Mon, Jun 30, 2025 · 09:11 AMCHINA’S biggest gold and copper producer Zijin Mining said on Monday it had agreed to buy one of the largest gold mines...
Stocks to watch: OCBC, Fu Yu, TalkMed
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jun 30): OCBC: The local bank announced in an e-mail sent to customers on...
China fund beats 97% of peers by buying Pop Mart, dumping Moutai
[HONG KONG] A 30-year-old Chinese fund manager is trouncing peers this year with a portfolio stocked with Gen Z-favoured names such as Pop Mart International Group, betting that new-age...
Nikkei 225 expected to trend higher if trade deals are inked
The Nikkei 225 Index Futures, traded in standard, mini, and micro contracts, is a derivative instrument based on Japan’s flagship equity benchmark, the Nikkei 225 Index. Its top three...
Trump says TikTok buyer group found, needs China nod
[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump said he has identified a buyer for the American operations of TikTok, the social media app owned by Chinese company ByteDance, without naming the...
