Singapore shares started the day on a softer note, amid major counters’ Q3 updates.

In early trade, the Straits Times Index (STI) headed down 0.6 per cent o to 3,154.34 points after 93.1 million securities changed hands in the broader market.

In terms of companies to watch for today, we have Singapore Airlines. The national carrier posted a net profit of S$1.4 billion for the first six months of its financial year ended Sep 30, up 55.4 per cent from S$926.9 million a year earlier. 

Meanwhile from more on the latest earnings out of Singapore to a possible rescue of Country Garden by Ping An Insurance Group, more corporate headlines remain in focus. 

On Market View, The Evening Runway’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian unpacked the developments with Toby Gresham, Investment Counselor Team Lead, Citi Private Bank.