Singapore shares started trading in positive territory today, mirroring overnight gains in the global markets.

The Straits Times Index (STI) opened 0.1 per cent higher at 3,359.88 points after 46 million securities changed hands in the broader market.

In terms of companies to watch, we have Keppel, after the asset manager today inked a memorandum of understanding with the Asian Development Bank and Enterprise Singapore to explore US$800 million worth of energy transition and environmental sustainability opportunities in the Asia-Pacific. 

Elsewhere, from what to watch at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium held later this week, to the implications of possible US tax changes to global firms, more corporate and international headlines remain in focus.

On Market View, The Evening Runway’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian unpacked the developments with James Cheo, Chief Investment Officer, Southeast Asia and India at HSBC Global Private Banking and Wealth.