Singapore shares showcased resilience, ending Thursday in green, despite mixed performances across regional indices, in line with the flaring up of tensions across the Middle East following new US attacks on Iran.
The Straits Times Index (STI), a key benchmark for the Singapore Exchange, ranged between 4,929.94 and 4,997.56 throughout the day. It ended the session at 4,988.10, up 29.25 points or 0.6% compared to Wednesday's close.
On the corporate front, shares of Clearbridge Health (SGX:1H3) soared over 100% at the close as it signed subscription agreements to place around 2.15 billion new shares at SG$0.0018 per share, raising about SG$3.9 million.
Q & M Dental (SGX:QC7) closed nearly 3% higher as it completed the acquisition of Ann Arbor Dental Surgery and issued 657,819 shares at SG$0.55 per share to vendors as part of the consideration.
Meanwhile, shares of Ever Glory United (SGX:ZKX) were down over 1% as it allotted and issued 375,000 tranche C shares to vendors of Fire-Guard Engineering following the fulfilment of the 2025 profit milestones under the acquisition agreement.