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Stock Market News 18 December 2025

Singapore Stock Market Today (18 Dec 2025): STI Slips as Global Tech Jitters, Central Bank Risk and Singtel-Optus Headlines Shape SGX Mood

Singapore Stock Market Today (18 Dec 2025): STI Slips as Global Tech Jitters, Central Bank Risk and Singtel-Optus Headlines Shape SGX Mood

SINGAPORE (Dec 18, 2025) — Singapore equities ended the day slightly softer as investors weighed a choppy global risk backdrop and fresh company catalysts on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). The Straits Times Index (STI) closed at 4,564.67, down 10.81 points (-0.24%), after trading in a tight range between 4,561.14 and 4,582.15. Investing.com The move marked a cautious session rather than a decisive reversal — but it underscored how sensitive Singapore’s market remains to international sentiment in December, especially when global tech leadership wobbles and major central bank decisions cluster on the calendar. Why the Singapore stock market was cautious today
18 December 2025
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DBS Group Holdings Stock (SGX: D05) Near Record Highs as RMB Clearing Role, Fintech Tie-Ups and Capital Returns Keep Bulls Engaged

DBS Group Holdings Stock (SGX: D05) Near Record Highs as RMB Clearing Role, Fintech Tie-Ups and Capital Returns Keep Bulls Engaged

DBS Group Holdings Ltd (SGX: D05) is heading into year-end with its share price hovering close to all-time highs, after a string of headline catalysts rekindled the “quality + yield” narrative that has defined the stock’s 2025 run. On Dec. 18, 2025, DBS shares traded around the S$55 level—still not far from the fresh record of S$56 touched earlier in the week—while investors digested new developments in payments and cross-border finance, and kept one eye on the bigger question for 2026: how sticky are profits when the rate tailwind fades? MarketWatch+2FT Markets+2 Two themes dominate the DBS investment conversation right
18 December 2025
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Gujarat Kidney and Super Speciality IPO: Price Band Set at ₹108–₹114 for ₹251 Crore Issue; Key Dates, GMP Status, and Expansion Roadmap

Gujarat Kidney and Super Speciality IPO: Price Band Set at ₹108–₹114 for ₹251 Crore Issue; Key Dates, GMP Status, and Expansion Roadmap

Updated: December 18, 2025 — Gujarat Kidney and Super Speciality Ltd has finalised the price band for its upcoming mainboard IPO, setting the stage for a ₹251 crore public issue that will open next week. The offer is entirely a fresh issue—meaning the company (not selling shareholders) will receive the proceeds—at a time when investors are tracking healthcare listings closely for both growth visibility and execution risks. The Economic Times+1 Gujarat Kidney and Super Speciality IPO: price band, dates, and key application details The company has fixed the IPO price band at ₹108–₹114 per equity share. The public issue is
18 December 2025
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Sensex Today, Nifty Today (Dec 18, 2025): Benchmarks Turn Flat After Early Dip; IT and Financials Support; SEBI Fee Revamp Lifts AMCs; Ola Electric Hits Fresh Low

Sensex Today, Nifty Today (Dec 18, 2025): Benchmarks Turn Flat After Early Dip; IT and Financials Support; SEBI Fee Revamp Lifts AMCs; Ola Electric Hits Fresh Low

Mumbai, December 18, 2025 — Indian equity benchmarks struggled for direction on Thursday as the market attempted to stabilise after three straight losing sessions. The BSE Sensex was flat around 84,567, while the NSE Nifty 50 inched up to about 25,829 by mid-morning, with gains in information technology and financials helping offset broader weakness across sectors. Reuters The session began on a cautious note. In early trade, the Sensex slipped more than 200 points to around 84,345, while the Nifty fell below 25,800, as investors digested muted global cues and watched the rupee’s moves closely. The Economic Times Why the
18 December 2025
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Indian Overseas Bank OFS Today: Govt Exercises Green Shoe Option as IOB Shares Slide; Retail Bidding Opens at ₹34 Floor

Indian Overseas Bank OFS Today: Govt Exercises Green Shoe Option as IOB Shares Slide; Retail Bidding Opens at ₹34 Floor

Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) is back in the spotlight on Thursday, December 18, 2025, as the Government of India’s offer for sale (OFS) moves into the retail window—one day after the stock saw sharp pressure following the institutional (non-retail) book opening. Business Today+2Upstox – Online Stock and Share Trading+2 The key development on Dec 18: IOB informed exchanges that the seller has partly exercised the oversubscription (green shoe) option, expanding the OFS by an additional 7.61 crore shares (about 0.395%), taking the total offer size to up to 46.12 crore shares (about 2.395%). Business Today+1 What’s happening with IOB share
18 December 2025
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Ola Electric Share Price Hits Fresh 52-Week Low After Bhavish Aggarwal’s Stake Sale; MoEngage Closes $280 Million Series F

Ola Electric Share Price Hits Fresh 52-Week Low After Bhavish Aggarwal’s Stake Sale; MoEngage Closes $280 Million Series F

Ola Electric’s stock extended its slide on Thursday, December 18, 2025, sinking to a fresh 52-week (and all-time) low as investors reacted to another round of promoter selling by founder Bhavish Aggarwal—even as the company positioned the move as a clean-up of personal leverage meant to remove “pledge overhang” risk. Business Standard+2The Economic Times+2 At the same time, a very different signal came from India’s enterprise software sector: customer engagement platform MoEngage said it has closed a $280 million Series F, highlighting how global capital is still backing scaled Indian SaaS stories with clear overseas growth paths. Business Standard+2Moneycontrol+2 What
18 December 2025
Wesfarmers (ASX: WES) Share Price Today: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts and What Investors Are Watching on 18 December 2025

Wesfarmers (ASX: WES) Share Price Today: Latest News, Analyst Forecasts and What Investors Are Watching on 18 December 2025

Wesfarmers Limited shares (ASX: WES) are back in the spotlight on Thursday, 18 December 2025, as investors weigh fresh headlines from the group’s Wesfarmers Health / Priceline ecosystem alongside an ongoing debate about whether the stock’s premium valuation can be sustained into 2026. At around A$80.61 on the day, Wesfarmers is trading in a tight range near where many analysts already see “fair value” — which makes today’s news flow less about short-term price spikes and more about whether the company’s next wave of earnings drivers (productivity, AI, and longer-cycle bets like lithium) can keep the conglomerate compounding. Investing.com+1 Wesfarmers
18 December 2025
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Fortescue Ltd (ASX:FMG) Stock Update: Share Price Near A$22.5 as Copper Deal, Iron Ore Moves and Green Iron Strategy Shape the 2026 Outlook

Fortescue Ltd (ASX:FMG) Stock Update: Share Price Near A$22.5 as Copper Deal, Iron Ore Moves and Green Iron Strategy Shape the 2026 Outlook

Sydney/Perth — 18 December 2025 — Fortescue Ltd (ASX:FMG) shares were modestly higher on Thursday as Australia’s big miners tracked a firmer iron ore market, while investors continued to digest a fresh push into copper and a steady drumbeat of decarbonisation-focused projects. IG In afternoon trade, IG’s ASX 200 report had Fortescue up 0.27% to A$22.51, alongside gains for larger peers, with iron ore prices up 0.48% to $104.15 in the Asian session. IG That places the stock close to its recent highs after a strong 2025 run, even as many sell-side forecasts still cluster below the current share price.
18 December 2025
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Shakti Pumps Share Price Today (Dec 18, 2025): Rebound After a Sharp Fall, PM-KUSUM Order Boost, and the 3-Year Outlook Investors Are Watching

Shakti Pumps Share Price Today (Dec 18, 2025): Rebound After a Sharp Fall, PM-KUSUM Order Boost, and the 3-Year Outlook Investors Are Watching

Mumbai: Shakti Pumps (India) Ltd has turned into one of the most closely tracked mid-cap names on Dalal Street this week—delivering a rapid-fire sequence of a steep rally, a sudden sell-off, and a fresh rebound that has traders and long-term investors debating the same question: is this a healthy reset after news-led gains, or the start of a wider cooldown? As of mid-morning on Thursday, December 18, 2025, Shakti Pumps was trading around ₹732 on NSE, up roughly 3.5% from the previous close after Wednesday’s sharp decline. The Economic Times That bounce comes after the stock fell more than 10%
18 December 2025
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ANZ Group Holdings Limited (ASX: ANZ) Stock: AGM Second Strike, CEO Bonus Waiver, Dividend Outlook and Analyst Forecasts (18 December 2025)

ANZ Group Holdings Limited (ASX: ANZ) Stock: AGM Second Strike, CEO Bonus Waiver, Dividend Outlook and Analyst Forecasts (18 December 2025)

SYDNEY — ANZ Group Holdings Limited (ASX: ANZ) shares were steady on Thursday after shareholders delivered a second consecutive “strike” against the bank’s remuneration report at its 2025 annual general meeting (AGM) — a governance flashpoint that can escalate into a board spill process under Australia’s rules. The immediate market response was muted, with Reuters reporting the stock trading around A$36.13 after early volatility. Reuters But don’t confuse “muted price action” with “no consequences.” ANZ’s AGM put three things on loudspeaker for investors assessing the ANZ share price into 2026: ANZ AGM 2025: the second strike is real — but
18 December 2025
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CSL Limited Stock (ASX: CSL): Buyback Update, Analyst Forecasts, and the Key Catalysts Shaping the CSL Share Price on 18 December 2025

CSL Limited Stock (ASX: CSL): Buyback Update, Analyst Forecasts, and the Key Catalysts Shaping the CSL Share Price on 18 December 2025

CSL Limited (ASX: CSL) spent much of 2025 reminding investors of a brutal truth: even world-class biopharma franchises can get whacked when costs, policy, and sentiment all lean the wrong way at the same time. On 18 December 2025, the CSL share price was A$174.57 (delayed), up 0.68% on the day after trading between A$171.64 and A$174.65. Intelligent Investor The day’s most concrete “fresh” news is a buyback update—but the real story investors are pricing is broader: the post-pandemic reset in flu vaccination demand (and politics around vaccines), margin recovery in plasma, China-linked albumin uncertainty, and whether CSL’s cost-and-capital reset
18 December 2025
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Brambles Limited Stock (ASX:BXB) on 18 December 2025: Buyback Update, Share Count Moves, and Analyst Forecasts

Brambles Limited Stock (ASX:BXB) on 18 December 2025: Buyback Update, Share Count Moves, and Analyst Forecasts

Brambles Limited (ASX:BXB) spent Thursday, 18 December 2025, doing two very “Brambles” things at once: tightening its share base through an on‑market buyback, while also adding a small number of shares via its employee share plan. The result is a neat snapshot of how the CHEP pallet pooling giant is managing capital in FY26—against a backdrop of softer recent share-price momentum and a still‑constructive set of broker forecasts into 2026. BXB shares traded around the A$22.7–A$22.8 area intraday on Thursday, with market data showing a day range roughly between A$22.595 and A$23.035, and a 52‑week range of A$18.650 to A$26.930.
18 December 2025
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Hindustan Zinc Hits Fresh 52-Week High as Silver Breaks $65; Shriram Finance–MUFG Deal, Vedanta Demerger Lift Breakout Stocks (Dec 18, 2025)

Hindustan Zinc Hits Fresh 52-Week High as Silver Breaks $65; Shriram Finance–MUFG Deal, Vedanta Demerger Lift Breakout Stocks (Dec 18, 2025)

Indian equity benchmarks opened nearly flat on Thursday, December 18, 2025, after three straight sessions of losses, as a modest rebound in the rupee and renewed foreign buying offered support even while most major sectors started lower. Reuters But beneath the quiet headline indices, a clear theme is playing out on Dalal Street: select “breakout” counters are printing fresh 52-week highs, powered by a mix of commodity tailwinds (especially silver) and deal/corporate-action catalysts. A late-session market scan on Wednesday showed six BSE 500 names hitting new 52-week highs—Hindustan Zinc, The India Cements, Kirloskar Oil Engines, National Aluminium Company (NALCO), Shriram
18 December 2025
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NJCPA Food Drive Raises $30,443 for Community FoodBank of New Jersey as Doeren Mayhew Acquires Houston’s TBK CPA

NJCPA Food Drive Raises $30,443 for Community FoodBank of New Jersey as Doeren Mayhew Acquires Houston’s TBK CPA

December 18, 2025 — Two stories moving through the accounting world this week highlight how the profession is evolving in real time: CPAs mobilizing resources for local communities, and firms accelerating consolidation in fast-growth markets. In New Jersey, the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) says its annual food drive generated $30,443 in online donations and delivered 2,065 pounds of food and supplies to the Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ), reinforcing a long-running partnership that blends volunteerism with financial support. njcpa.org+1 In Texas, Top 50 firm Doeren Mayhew has completed the acquisition of TBK CPA, PLLC, a
18 December 2025
Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX:MQG) Stock: Today’s Price Move, Latest News, Analyst Forecasts and What Investors Are Watching (Dec. 18, 2025)

Macquarie Group Ltd (ASX:MQG) Stock: Today’s Price Move, Latest News, Analyst Forecasts and What Investors Are Watching (Dec. 18, 2025)

Macquarie Group Limited (ASX:MQG) sits in a rare corner of the market: part global investment bank, part asset manager, part commodities trader, part mortgage lender—an earnings mix that can look brilliantly diversified one quarter and stubbornly cyclical the next. Reuters On Thursday, December 18, 2025, Macquarie shares closed at A$197.71, down 0.91% on the session, after trading between A$196.08 and A$198.94, with volume around 716,630 shares. Investing.com The bigger story for MQG stock right now isn’t one dramatic headline. It’s a tug-of-war between (1) stronger contributions from annuity-style businesses and performance fees, especially in asset management, and (2) a quieter
18 December 2025
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NAB Share Price Today: National Australia Bank Limited (ASX:NAB) Stock News, Forecasts and Outlook for 18 December 2025

NAB Share Price Today: National Australia Bank Limited (ASX:NAB) Stock News, Forecasts and Outlook for 18 December 2025

National Australia Bank Limited (ASX: NAB) is back in the spotlight on 18 December 2025 as investors weigh a shifting interest-rate narrative, new mortgage pricing moves across the sector, and a fresh set of capital markets updates—all while analysts remain divided on where the stock goes next. NAB shares were trading around A$41.81 on Thursday, with a day range of A$41.71 to A$42.08 and a 52‑week range of A$31.13 to A$45.25. The bank’s market capitalisation was listed at about A$127.69 billion. Investing.com The bigger story isn’t a single headline—it’s the collision of rate expectations, bank funding costs, and valuation debate
18 December 2025
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CBA Share Price Today: Commonwealth Bank of Australia Stock (ASX:CBA) in Focus on 18 December 2025 as Options Expiry, Rate Outlook and Analyst Targets Collide

CBA Share Price Today: Commonwealth Bank of Australia Stock (ASX:CBA) in Focus on 18 December 2025 as Options Expiry, Rate Outlook and Analyst Targets Collide

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) shares are back in the spotlight on Thursday, 18 December 2025 — not because the bank dropped a blockbuster announcement, but because the market is juggling three forces at once: year-end options expiry volatility, a shifting interest-rate outlook for 2026, and a persistent debate about whether CommBank’s valuation still makes sense at today’s price. As of 18 December, CBA was trading around A$154.56, up modestly on the day, after moving between A$153.11 and A$154.67. Investing.com’s snapshot put CBA’s market capitalisation at roughly A$258 billion and showed a 52‑week range of A$140.21 to A$192.00 —
18 December 2025
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Australia Stock Market Today (18 December 2025): ASX 200 slips as tech and uranium sink, Austal lands $1.03bn defence contract

Australia Stock Market Today (18 December 2025): ASX 200 slips as tech and uranium sink, Austal lands $1.03bn defence contract

SYDNEY, Thursday 18 December 2025 — Australian shares drifted lower for a fourth straight session as global “AI valuation” jitters again hit technology names, while a sharp sell-off in uranium stocks dragged on broader sentiment. The S&P/ASX 200 (ASX 200) spent most of the day in mild retreat — down about 0.1% to 0.3% — before stabilising into the afternoon. Even with the pullback, local losses were modest relative to the overnight slide on Wall Street, where tech weakness again dominated. Analysts point out Australia’s market structure — heavy in banks and miners, light in mega-cap tech — continues to
18 December 2025
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BHP Group Ltd Stock (BHP): Share Price, Today’s Key News, Commodity Outlook, and Analyst Forecasts (18 Dec 2025)

BHP Group Ltd Stock (BHP): Share Price, Today’s Key News, Commodity Outlook, and Analyst Forecasts (18 Dec 2025)

BHP Group Ltd stock is doing what big miners often do when the world can’t decide whether it’s panicking or partying: it’s being tugged by commodities, policy, and a very real legal overhang—all at the same time. On Thursday, 18 December 2025, BHP shares were modestly higher in Australia even as broader equities wobbled on renewed tech/AI valuation nerves, while headlines around the long-running Brazil dam disaster litigation resurfaced with a sharp new angle: a £189 million legal-costs demand following the UK court’s liability ruling. IG+1 Below is the full, up-to-date news and analysis snapshot for 18.12.2025, plus what forecasts
18 December 2025
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Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 18.12.2025

ENDEDLive coverage has endedEnded: December 19, 2025, 12:00 AM EST Vital Farms Valuation Analysis: Fair Value Near $49.45 Implies Substantial Upside Amid Volatility December 18, 2025, 11:54 PM EST. Vital Farms, ticker VITL, has seen volatility with a ~5% pullback and a choppy year, yet remains a growth story for patient investors. The stock trades at about $32.25, well below a fair value near $49.45, implying meaningful upside if sustained growth and premium pricing power persist. The bull case rests on strong demand for natural, ethical foods and the brand's ability to lift prices without denting volumes, fueling double-digit top
18 December 2025
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Energy stocks set for a geopolitical week after Iran warning and oil rebound

Energy stocks set for a geopolitical week after Iran warning and oil rebound

7 February 2026
U.S. energy stocks rose Friday, with the S&P 500 energy sector up 1.88% and Exxon Mobil gaining 2.03%. Brent crude settled at $68.05 a barrel after Iran threatened U.S. bases if attacked. Saudi Aramco cut March Arab Light crude prices to a five-year low for Asia. Kazakhstan’s CPC Blend exports may drop 35% this month due to Tengiz oilfield disruptions.
Financial services stocks rally as XLF jumps, Dow hits 50,000 — what to watch next week

Financial services stocks rally as XLF jumps, Dow hits 50,000 — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
U.S. financial stocks rose Friday, with the XLF fund up 1.8% and the Dow closing above 50,000 for the first time, gaining 2.47%. Goldman Sachs jumped 4.3%, JPMorgan 3.9%, and Citigroup 6.0%. The Federal Reserve held rates steady, and San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly signaled possible cuts this year. Investors await January jobs and inflation data next week.
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