Singapore stocks opened weaker today following a global retreat last Friday as traders worried over inflation as well as the Israel-Gaza conflict. 

In early trade, the Straits Times Index (STI) headed down 0.5 per cent to 3,171.26 points after 44.2 million securities changed hands in the broader market.

In terms of companies to watch for today, we have DBS. That’s as the bank said all of its banking services resumed last morning after over 12 hours of disruptions to its digital, ATM and payment functions, which began on Saturday afternoon. 

Elsewhere from China’s efforts to prop up its economy and mainland stock markets to VinFast Auto planning to move aggressively into Southeast Asian markets, more regional headlines remain in focus. 

On Market View, The Evening Runway’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian unpacked the developments with David Kuo, Co-founder, The Smart Investor.