$MAPLETREE INDUSTRIAL TRUST(ME8U.SI)$The aim of investing in REITs is to obtain a steady, consistent flow of dividend income.Many REITs have performed this task admirably over the years, churning out a stream of passive income through good times and bad.The sector also came under the spotlight recently after various analysts upgraded it.Of note, industrial REITs have emerged as the most resilient property sub-class within the REIT space.The expectation of more interest rate increases has depressed the unit prices of a wide swath of industrial REITs, pushing up their distribution yields.

$MAPLETREE LOGISTICS TRUST(M44U.SI)$""Mapletree Logistics Trust, or MLT, owns a portfolio of 185 properties in eight countries with assets under management of S$13 billion as of 30 June 2022.The logistics-focused REIT reported a steady set of earnings for its fiscal 2023’s first quarter (1Q2023).Gross revenue increased 14.6% year on year to S$187.7 million while NPI rose 13.2% year on year to S$163.2 million.DPU crept up by 5% year on year to S$0.02268.Trailing 12-month DPU stood at S$0.08894, giving the REIT’s units a trailing distribution yield of 5.1%.""

$MAPLETREE LOGISTICS TRUST(M44U.SI)$""Mapletree Logistics Trust, or MLT, owns a portfolio of 185 properties in eight countries with assets under management of S$13 billion as of 30 June 2022.The logistics-focused REIT reported a steady set of earnings for its fiscal 2023’s first quarter (1Q2023).Gross revenue increased 14.6% year on year to S$187.7 million while NPI rose 13.2% year on year to S$163.2 million.DPU crept up by 5% year on year to S$0.02268.Trailing 12-month DPU stood at S$0.08894, giving the REIT’s units a trailing distribution yield of 5.1%.""

$MAPLETREE INDUSTRIAL TRUST(ME8U.SI)$DBS has lowered its target price on Mapletree Industrial Trust : ME8U 0% (MIT) to S$3.05 from S$3.35 after cutting its earnings estimates on higher cost assumptions. It maintains a “buy” call on the real estate investment trust (Reit).

$MAPLETREE COMMERCIAL TRUST(N2IU.SI)$Mapletree Commercial Trust is likely to emerge stronger from the Covid-19 pandemic, based on its FY 2022 results, UOB Kay Hian analyst Jonathan Koh says in a research report as the brokerage raises the units' target price to S$2.52 from S$2.48

$MAPLETREE COMMERCIAL TRUST(N2IU.SI)$Strong potential with growth with the re-opoening of Singapore, and with properties such as Vivocity and MBC situated near the Greater Southern Waterfront only brings about positivity

$Microsoft(MSFT)$Microsoft Corp. will stop selling artificial intelligence-based facial-analysis software tools that infer a subject’s emotional state, gender, age, mood and other personal attributes after the algorithms were shown to exhibit problematic bias and inaccuracies.Existing customers of the tools can keep using them for a year before they expire. The company is also limiting the use of other facial-recognition programs to ensure the technologies meet Microsoft’s ethical AI guidelines. New customers will need to apply for access to facial-recognition features in Microsoft’s Azure Face API, Computer Vision and Video Indexer, while current customers have a year to apply for continued access.

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$DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD(D05.SI)$Apart from the NIM, the analyst said DBS’ earnings will likely grow by 15.9% in 2023 and 9.7% in 2024. Meanwhile, the bank’s dividends per share (DPS) will likely clock in at $1.44 in 2022 and $1.48 in 2023, representing dividend payout ratios of 56.4% and 50.0% respectively.OCBC likewise will see expansion in its NIM and earn rights growth, though lower than that of DBS.According to UOB Kay Hian, OCBC’s NIM will likely expand by 6bp to 1.61% in 2022 and expand 27bp to 1.88% in 2023, whilst its earnings will grow by 11.0% in 2023 and 6.1% in 2024.

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