PRE-MARKET TAIWAN AND SINGAPORE STOCKS NEWS: Taiwan Export Orders surged 60.1% Y/Y in January

TAIWAN

Advantech (2395 TT) - Co. expects revenue this quarter to rise to TWD 18.7bln-19.4bln, up from TWD 17.92bln in the prior quarter, driven by front-loaded orders from customers amid a shortage of memory chips and supported by strong design wins. (Taipei Times)

Nanya Technology (2408 TT) - Co. said the DRAM supply crunch could last through 2028 as the AI boom prompts major memory makers to cut standard DRAM production and allocate more capacity to high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips. (Taipei Times)

TSMC (2330 TT) - Co. is moving ahead with plans to build a new fabrication plant at Tainan Science Park with completion targeted for 2028. (Focus Taiwan)

Data Recap

Taiwan Export Orders YY (Jan) 60.1% vs Exp. 50.9% (Prev. 43.8%, Rev. 44.0%)

SINGAPORE

Great Eastern (GE SP) - Co. is expanding its push into the high-net-worth segment with the launch of Great Eastern Private. (Straits Times)