Singapore stocks were trading in negative territory today, following continued worries regarding US president-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats.

In early trade, the Straits Times Index (STI) declined 0.4 per cent to 3,721.78 points after 27.3 million securities changed hands in the broader market.

In terms of companies to watch today, we have IHH Healthcare, after the private healthcare group said yesterday that net profit for its third quarter ended September was RM534 million (S$161.5 million), almost flat from RM532 million the year before. 

Elsewhere, from more on Tokyo’s latest inflation numbers to how Chinese carmakers’ push into the European electric vehicle (EV) market continued to meet resistance – more corporate and international headlines remain in focus.

On Market View, Money Matters’ finance presenter Chua Tian Tian unpacked the developments with Too Jun Cheong, Assistant Dealing Manager from Moomoo Singapore.