Record highs like this are more often a sign of strength than a warning—this is the S&P 500’s 27th record close of 2026, with the index up roughly 13-14% YTD, and encouragingly, the rally has broadened well beyond just AI/tech, with small-caps (Russell 2000) up over 23% YTD, which points to healthier, more durable momentum rather than a narrow speculative spike. Historically, markets that hit new highs tend to keep climbing rather than reverse—August has only marked the S&P 500’s final annual high once since 1960—and with inflation cooling and the Fed increasingly likely to ease rather than hike, the macro backdrop remains supportive. Sure, valuations are elevated and pullbacks are always possible, but that’s the normal cost of being invested in a bull market—the bigger risk hist
$Singtel(Z74.SI)$ aggressive share buybacks like what Singtel is doing is unlocking good value for shareholders! Since the number of shares in circulation drops after being cancelled, the value per share naturally increases.
Top 3 Blue-Chip SGX Stocks With Aggressive Share Buybacks in 2026
$Singtel(Z74.SI)$ Besides the 3 SG banks which are all great ($DBS(D05.SI)$ $UOB(U11.SI)$ ), DBS just published a list of 7 alternative deep value stocks and Singtel made the list! I would say a lot of people are overlooking Singtel despite its attractive 4.3% dividends (whether due to bad personal experience or otherwise). Here’s the blurb from DBS: “Catalysts include a potential Singapore data centre (Nxera) IPO, an advanced discussion on a 30 per cent Optus stake sale, further sell-downs of its Bharti Airtel stake and exiting its remaining Gulf Development