Singapore shares nudged higher today, as investors’ focus remained on the US interest rate outlook.

The Straits Times Index was up 0.12% at 4,512.30 points at 1.54pm Singapore time, with a value turnover of S$499.27M seen in the broader market.

In terms of counters to watch, we have OCBC, after the bank’s mezzanine capital unit announced that it has invested in the development of a US$1.5 billion low-carbon steel plant in Malaysia’s Sabah state, scheduled for commissioning by 2030. 

Elsewhere, from how US President Donald Trump said he had reached an agreement with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to allow US chip giant Nvidia to export advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China, to the Reserve Bank of Australia’s latest rate decision – more international headlines remained in focus.

On Market View, Money Matters’ finance presenter Chua Tian Tian unpacked the developments with Abhilash Narayan, Investment Strategist, HSBC Global Private Banking and Premier Wealth.

Singapore shares nudged higher today, as investors&rsquo; focus remained on the US interest rate outlook.
The Straits Times Index was up 0.12% at 4,512.30 points at 1.54pm Singapore time, with a value turnover of S$499.27M seen in the broader market.
In terms of counters to watch, we have OCBC, after the bank&rsquo;s mezzanine capital unit announced that it has invested in the development of a US$1.5 billion low-carbon steel plant in Malaysia&rsquo;s Sabah state, scheduled for commissioning by 2030.&nbsp;
Elsewhere, from how US President Donald Trump said he had reached an agreement with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to allow US chip giant Nvidia to export advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China, to the Reserve Bank of Australia&rsquo;s latest rate decision &ndash; more international headlines remained in focus.
On Market View, Money Matters&rsquo; finance presenter Chua Tian Tian unpacked the developments with Abhilash Narayan, Investment Strategist, HSBC Global Private Banking and Premier Wealth.

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Market View: Trump allows Nvidia to export advanced AI chips to China; Asian markets down amid jitters about Fed rate trajectory; Reserve Bank of Australia holds cash rate at 3.6 per cent; Google’s first AI glasses with Gemini to arrive in 2026; OCBC to watch