Market View: Markets in APAC shrug off Trump’s decision to hike global tariffs to 15%, traders digest US Supreme Court’s ruling to strike down Trump’s original slate of tariffs; Biggest winners from ongoing tariff developments; Singapore core inflation eases to 1% in January; From SGX-listed blue chips to Nvidia, Salesforce and Berkshire Hathaway – what are the earnings in focus this week?; UOI, Seatrium to watch

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong · Feb 23, 2026 · 16m

Singapore shares nudged higher today as investors continue to digest developments on the global trade front. The Straits Times Index was up 0.16% at 5,025.75 points at 2.32pm Singapore time, with a value turnover of S$1.05B seen in the broader market. In terms of companies to watch, we have United Overseas Insurance, after the insurance arm of UOB on Friday posted a net profit of S$23.7 million for the second half of its 2025 fiscal year ended Dec 31 – a 51.5 per cent increase from S$15.6 million in the year-ago period. Elsewhere, from how markets in Asia-Pacific largely shrugged off US…