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UOL stock draws heavy short-selling as Singapore market shuts for weekend
8 February 2026
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UOL stock draws heavy short-selling as Singapore market shuts for weekend

Singapore, Feb 8, 2026, 15:43 SGT — Market closed

  • UOL edged up 0.18% to close at S$11.02 on Friday, outpacing the wider market’s slide.
  • On Feb. 6, short sales accounted for roughly 35% of UOL’s total traded volume.
  • Investors are now eyeing UOL’s full-year earnings report, coming up on Feb. 26.

UOL Group Limited shares edged up on Friday, despite persistent high short-selling in the stock as the new week approached.

Shares of the Singapore-listed property and hotel group edged up two Singapore cents to finish at S$11.02 on Feb. 6, data from SGX showed. The stock saw 1.46 million shares change hands in a session that swung between S$10.86 and S$11.05. SG Investors

That uptick’s drawing attention, with trading positions turning choppy ahead of results season. On Feb. 6, short sellers were behind 514,000 shares, which made up 35.3% of UOL’s traded volume, according to data from SGX’s daily short-sell report. SG Investors

Sellers took charge across the board. The Straits Times Index in Singapore slipped 0.8% to 4,934.41 on Feb. 6, putting an end to a three-session streak of record finishes, according to The Straits Times. The Straits Times

Traders have been more eager to book profits as Asian stocks, especially in tech, lose ground. “What we’re seeing now feels more like investors de-risking and locking in gains rather than a sign that the broader tech theme is breaking down,” said Zavier Wong, market analyst at eToro, speaking to Reuters on Friday. Reuters

UOL edged up 0.2% on Friday, trailing CapitaLand Investment’s 1.3% advance among Singapore-listed real estate management and development stocks, according to SGX data from SGinvestors.io. SG Investors

There’s a firm date on the calendar for investors. UOL plans to release its unaudited full-year 2025 results on Feb. 26, details the company in an SGX filing. SGX Links

Markets will be closed Sunday. So the focus shifts: does that short interest ease up once trading kicks off Monday, or does it ramp up heading into the results window?

Here’s the risk: Should the Feb. 26 numbers or guidance come up short, shorts might double down and push the downside even harder. With markets this calm, a move like that can hit harder and faster.

Traders eye shifts in risk appetite from the weekend into Monday, with new SGX disclosures also on their radar. UOL’s full-year results, due Feb. 26, mark the next obvious catalyst.

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