Singapore stocks began trading in negative territory this morning, following overnight losses on Wall Street amid earnings releases.

In early trade, the Straits Times Index (STI) headed down 0.8 per cent to 3,127.06 points, after 97.8 million securities changed hands in the broader market.

In terms of companies to watch, we have Keppel, after the asset manager posted a 2.5 per cent rise in net profit to S$439.9 million for the second half ended Dec 31, 2023.

Elsewhere, from the language used in the Federal Reserve’s latest post meeting comments, to big tech CEOs grilled by US officials, more international headlines remain in focus.

On Market View, The Evening Runway’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian dived into the details with Terence Wong, CEO, Azure Capital.