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. 1
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. 2
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. 3
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. 4
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. 5
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. 6
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.
