PRE-MARKET TAIWAN AND SINGAPORE STOCKS NEWS: Earnings from OCBC, Sembcorp Industries, Singapore Airlines & Singapore Post

The earnings reports from key Singaporean companies like OCBC, Sembcorp, Singapore Airlines, and Singapore Post indicate a generally mixed performance, with declines in profits for most.

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TAIWAN

ChipMOS Technologies (8150 TT) - Co. plans to increase capital expenditure this year to 22-27% of revenue from 16% last year to expand advanced chip packaging capacity for next-generation AI and data centre chips. (Taipei Times)

E.Sun Financial Holding (2884 TT) - Co. FY (TWD) net income rose 31.2% Y/Y to 34.29bln, rev. rose to 91.77bln, and co. outlined an expansion plan to deepen integration across its banking, securities and asset management businesses. (Taipei Times)

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Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan is set to forward the Executive Yuan’s proposed special defence budget to a plenary session next Friday following cross-party consensus. (Taipei Times)

SINGAPORE

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. (OCBC SP) - Co. FY (SGD) net profit fell 2% Y/Y to 7.42bln, total income rose 1% Y/Y to 14.61bln, net interest margin fell 29bps Y/Y to 1.91%. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

Sembcorp Industries (SCI SP) - Co. H2 (SGD) net profit fell 5% Y/Y to 448mln, turnover fell 11% Y/Y to 2.86bln; Co. FY (SGD) net profit fell 4% Y/Y to 984mln, turnover fell 10% Y/Y to 5.80bln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

Singapore Airlines (SIA SP) - Co. Q3 (SGD) net profit fell 69% Y/Y to 505mln amid the absence of a one-off Vistara disposal gain, cargo revenue fell 5% Y/Y to 581mln, while passenger traffic rose 6% Y/Y to 10.9mln. (Straits Times)

Singapore Post (SPOST SP) - Co. Q3 (SGD) rev. fell 2% Q/Q to 92.3mln, operating profit rose 23% Q/Q to 3.8mln. (Dow Jones Newsplus)

Tech - Singapore authorities plan to tighten data centre regulations. (Straits Times)

Context

Notably, Singapore Airlines saw a significant drop in net profit year-on-year, which could raise concerns about the recovery in air travel post-pandemic. For traders, this suggests a cautious approach to equities in the region, with potential implications for overall market sentiment and sector performance.

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