Singapore shares started trading in positive territory today, tracking gains in the US and Europe.

In early trade, the Straits Times Index was up 0.5 per cent at 3,220.76 points after 51.3 million securities changed hands across the broader market.

In terms of companies to watch, we have Catalist-listed Don Agro International. The Russia-based agricultural company has proposed to sell its crop and milk production business –for 6.2 billion roubles or around S$113 million.

Meanwhile, from UBS preparing to cut over half of Credit Suisse’s 45,000-strong workforce to SIA’s remuneration for its chief executive and its dividends for shareholders, corporate headlines continue to be in focus.

On Market View, the Drive Time team unpacked these developments with Robert St Clair, Managing Director and Strategist, Fullerton Fund Management.