-- Germany's economic sentiment index dropped to -17.2 points in April from -0.5 point in March, research institute ZEW said Tuesday.
The consensus estimate for the month was -6.7 points, according to Investing.com.
Meanwhile, the current situation indicator came in at -73.7 points, compared with the previous -62.9 points and the expected -70 points.
Abundate (SGX:570) booked a loss of SG$320,000 in the fiscal second half ended Feb. 28, from a profit of SG$134,000 a year earlier, according to a Wednesday filing with the Singapore Exchange.Loss per share stood at SG$0.0031 compared with earnings per share of SG$0.0013 in the year-ago period.Revenue rose 6% year over year to SG$4.1 million from SG$3.9 million, backed by strong demand for local construction activities.