Singapore stocks began trading higher this morning following a mixed performance in world indices.

In early trade, the Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.2 per cent to 3,764.11 points after 108.8 million securities changed hands in the broader market.

In terms of companies to watch today, we have Keppel DC Real Estate Investment Trust, after the Reit closed its private placement at S$2.09 apiece with 334.9 million new units issued. 

Elsewhere, from more on investors' sentiment against the prospect of an escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war, to how US President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly set to interview former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh and Apollo Global Management CEO Marc Rowan for the Treasury Secretary post – more international headlines remain in focus.

On Market View, Money Matters’ finance presenter Chua Tian Tian unpacked the developments with Dan Chang, Investment Specialist and Trading Representative, PhillipCapital.

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