Market View: US ADP payroll report shows private sector jobs up 37,000 last month, sharp slowdown from April; Fed’s Beige Book study in focus; Asian market movements in relation to US data; Citigroup to cut 3,500 tech jobs in China; Singapore retail sales up 0.3% yoy in April; Thai Beverage, Far East Orchard to watch

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong · Jun 5, 2025 · 15m

Singapore shares inched higher to track broader gains in Asia today. The Straits Times Index went up by 0.18% to 3,910.72 points at about 2.15pm Singapore time, with a value turnover of S$703.63M seen in the broader market. In terms of companies to watch, we have Thai Beverage, after the beer maker yesterday announced a US$2 billion multicurrency debt issuance programme. The group said net proceeds from the programme will be used for “general corporate purposes” of the company. Elsewhere, from a softer than expected US private-sector jobs report and what that means for global…