Singapore shares fell today after crossing the 4,900 mark yesterday.

The Straits Times Index was down 0.42% at 4,902.23 points at 2.18pm Singapore time, with a value turnover of S$1.09B seen in the broader market.

In terms of counters to watch for today, we have ST Engineering, after the group announced today that its total contract awards for 2025 reached a record S$18.7 billion, exceeding the S$12.6 billion total in 2024 by about 49 per cent. 

Elsewhere, from how gold broke through US$5,200 for the first time today, to how China has reportedly approved its first batch of Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence chips for import, more international and corporate headlines remained in focus.

On Market View, Money Matters’ finance presenter Chua Tian Tian unpacked the developments with Kenneth Goh, Director, Private Wealth Management, UOB Kay Hian.