Yes, AV,.. we are consistent in our opinion here. I recalled that I mentioned yesterday in one of the other threads that the SGD will soon weaken further with China devaluing the RMB. So, it has happened. The effect is seen immediately.

Commenting on the above para, I don't think Barclays knows what the policy band looks like. So, they can't really comment for sure that the SGD has reached the bottom. But the last sentence did use the word : probably.

Market is still continuing to plunge. Keppel Corp stands as one of the 15 stocks that has plunged the most for today. Lowest today till now : $5.90.

Steady,...hold your horses, this plunge is no more a knee-jerk reaction, since it has broken the psychological $6.00 support level. Do not buy yet...

crude 32.20

dow futures -300





who still wanna buy/keep oil/energy stocks?

many M&A deals coming in 2016, i think.

If anybody is holding the USD in a USD bankaccount in SG, please be aware that you are not earning any returns at all with this amount. There is a zero or almost zero fixed deposit rate on this USD holding.

Do purchase some instruments that sllow you to earn a good return from your USD holdings, unless you are thinking of only waiting for the capital gain from appreciation of the USD as the Feds increased interest rates.

True,..but,..waiting for the signal,...

2008 / 2009 has come again,.......I can officially declare,.... similar sequence of events, conceptually, compared to back then,.........

No more dillying-dallying the drop anymore....

Prepare your bullets,..... get ready to back-up the truck, and enjoy the dividends again for the next 8 to 10 years of your lives....

that will be scary, not many will have the guts to see it thru.

dow shed 45% over that period.

Sembcorp Industries dropped below 2.8

Keppel Corp below 5.9

mind to share your opinion on Telco counters (Singtel, M1, Starhub) ???

they used to be good shelter for investor due to their stability and dividend yield... but it doesn't seem so during this crisis...

True also,... but on the other hand, if a crisis like this did not come, investors will not have a chance to go in at good prices. Yes, there will be sweat, especially for those who bought using margin, and for those who could not bear to see their investments going into the red,...but one must be confident enough to know what he wants, and be decisive that what he has decided to do is right.

None of the three telco shares have dropped sufficiently yet. Starhub's DPU stands consistent;y at SGD0.20 per year. This will be a good benchmark to gauge when is the drop sufficient for one to buy-up.

buy what? buy what?

For myself, for Income and Diversification, buy :-

1) Keppel Corp
2) Keppel DC REIT
3) OCBC
4) Frasers Centrepoint Trust
5) For USD holdings : Mandarin Oriental

Second grouping :-

1) SilverlakeAxis
2) ....

So, far, my research has targetted the above.

Yeah. My 6,7,13 baggers came during those years of buying!

Walan, price really falling down like London bridge

Opportunity ? Threat ? You buy or sell now ? Can share your strategy ?

For me, I have started buying slowly starting today (10% of my bullet every 1 time). Dividend seasons is here. And also when some good news reappear from China, then it will make a turn back up. I think is good opportunity for trading now

Circuit-breakers have been lifted. Let's see how China shares will fare this morning without 'protection'. China regulators promised not to stop sellers from selling even if the mkt drops badly today.

Trading starts NOW !

Bugger.....open down 30+ points and broke 2700 barrier, then shot back up 30 points ! Miss the boat for posting in LYN

Asian mkts reversed losses, for now !!!!!!! News of China stopping CBs seems to be received well by investors.

KepCorp jumped from opening at 5.68 to 5.83 now, as I write !