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Monday, July 27, 2026
PSR Weekly Market Outlook 5 Min Summary
Dated: 27/07/2026 Source: https://youtu.be/lg-Nh2Q04tk
Presentation Summary
Macro and Singapore Property Outlook
The presentation highlights a strong demand-supply dynamic in the Singapore property market, with ready-mix concrete (RMC) reaching its highest demand levels since 2012. While the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) reported soft volume for the first half of 2026, low inventory levels suggest demand remains robust, though secondary market and HDB resale volumes have seen slight decreases.
Singapore REITs (S-REITs)
The outlook for S-REITs is generally positive, with Singapore showing the strongest geographical rental reversions in the office (5-10%) and retail (6-11%) sectors.
Suntec REIT: Reported an impressive 25% growth in Distribution Per Unit (DPU), driven by strong Singapore operations and lower financing costs.
Keppel DC REIT: Achieved an 11% DPU growth, benefiting from acquisitions and higher rents, though it continues to navigate challenges with its Cardiff data center occupancy.
Retail REITs: Analysts believe the impact of the Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link will be manageable, as the estimated net incremental outbound spend is only 0.4% of Singapore’s total retail and F&B sales.
US Tech Earnings and AI Outlook
The session provides deep dives into major technology companies following their recent reports:
Alphabet (Google): Reported record cloud growth fueled by enterprise AI demand, but saw a post-earnings share price decline due to significantly higher capital expenditures (CAPEX) for AI infrastructure, leading to its first-ever negative free cash flow.
Tesla: Despite reaching record second-quarter deliveries, Tesla's margins collapsed as a result of lower average selling prices and high operating expenses. The company maintains a "Sell" recommendation due to hardware margin compression and intense competition in China.
AMD: The company is optimistic about the AI market, projecting the data center CPU Total Addressable Market (TAM) to reach $220 billion by 2030. AMD's next-generation Helios GPU is positioned as a strong competitor to NVIDIA’s products in high-bandwidth memory and AI compute.
Singapore Corporate Updates
SIA Engineering: Operating profit surged by 159% despite a decline in material-related revenue. The company is aggressively expanding its MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul) footprint in India and China.
OUE REIT: Performed well in the hospitality segment, with Hilton Orchard benefiting from US corporate account wins, though its office segment faces some near-term vacancy risks due to tenant reshuffling.
Technical Analysis (TA)
The S&P 500 is currently in a period of sideways consolidation, retesting support levels around 7,400. Locally, UOB shows a solid uptrend with resistance near $45, while Hong Kong Land is experiencing short-term positive momentum after breaking key resistance levels. Conversely, some US tech stocks, including Alphabet and Microsoft, are showing technical weakness following their earnings results.
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Q&A Session
Technology and US Stocks
Tesla: Analysts discussed production bottlenecks related to batteries and electronic components, noting that the company is trying to secure supplier commitments while building its own development fab. There is skepticism regarding the Optimus robot, with its meaningful contribution estimated to be five years away. The stock maintains a "Sell" call due to margin erosion and intense competition from Chinese and US EV makers.
Alphabet (Google): The Q&A addressed how Alphabet funds its doubling of CAPEX through a combination of cash, debt, and equity offerings. Analysts believe a potential conflict with Reddit over data licensing would hurt Reddit more than Google.
AMD & Nvidia: Analysts explained the technical differences between GPUs (parallel processing) and CPUs (sequential processing), noting that hyperscalers like Amazon and Microsoft are the main buyers. AMD is considered a strong pick, though it faces a valuation premium and potential softening in the PC segment.
Intel: Despite a "double beat" in results, the share price fell due to its high valuation (forward PE of 70-80x) and a softening PC market.
Amazon & Microsoft: Amazon's main customers for its AI infrastructure include Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta, and Snowflake. Microsoft is expected to show 20% earnings growth driven by strong Azure cloud demand.
Netflix & Meta: Netflix maintains a "Buy" rating with a target price of $110, despite a softer guidance for the next quarter. For Meta, the focus is on whether they will pivot their AI infrastructure into a cloud business.
IBM, Adobe & Oracle: IBM and Adobe are seen as not benefiting as much from the AI boom because enterprise spending is shifting from software budgets to AI hardware initiatives. Oracle faces debt concerns but remains a "Buy" based on its long-term data center targets.
Singapore Financials and Industrial Stocks
Singapore Banks (DBS, OCBC, UOB): These are viewed as "safe havens" offering high dividends (around 4% for DBS). Target prices were raised to $76 for DBS, $28.50 for OCBC, and $43 for UOB. UOB was specifically noted for its preemptive provisioning and solid uptrend.
iFAST (IFAS): Analysts noted that while top-line revenue is growing, OPEX is growing faster, leading to margin pressure.
SIA Engineering: Despite strong operations, the company faces headwinds from high spending on engine and component JVs, which are currently in an expansion phase.
Pan United: The outlook is positive due to a ramp-up in Singapore construction projects, where the company holds a 40% market share in ready-mix concrete.
Micro-Mechanics: The company is securing new memory customers and ramping up new product introductions (NPIs).
REITs and Real Estate
Maple Tree Industrial Trust (MIT): The company faces challenges with low occupancy (80%+) in its US data centers, which are older and less power-efficient. Analysts expect continued DPU decline in the near term.
Suntec REIT: The appointment of Celine Tang as chairman is seen as a positive move for capital recycling and port optimization.
CapitaLand Ascott Trust: Results are expected to remain resilient despite lackluster visitor arrival numbers, supported by stable income from master leases.
UIB REIT: Investors are watching for whether it can meet its IPO guidance for DPU growth (4.8%) and increase portfolio occupancy.
Technical Analysis (TA) Highlights
Hong Kong Land: Showing positive short-term momentum after breaking resistance at 745.
Walmart: Exhibiting general weakness with key resistance at the 20 SMA level.
SK Hynix: Analysts expect potential short-term volatility due to the ADR conversion date on July 29, but remain positive on the memory sector long-term.
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PSR Weekly Market Outlook 5 Min Summary
Dated: 13/07/2026 Source: https://youtu.be/iONtJ2YJPpM
Presentation Summary
The presentation provides a comprehensive 3Q26 US market outlook, emphasizing that the AI trade continues to be profitable for companies that can provide concrete evidence of monetization. Analysts noted that while the NASDAQ performed well in the second quarter, the rally was uneven, signaling a shift to a stock-picker's market where buying the entire AI basket is no longer a viable strategy.
Key sector strategies and insights from the presentation include:
Technology and AI Monetization: Cloud revenue grew 35% in the first quarter, indicating that AI demand is outpacing capacity. Microsoft is a top software pick for its clear AI monetization through Copilot and Azure, while Oracle is favored for its surging infrastructure capacity and partnership with OpenAI.
Semiconductors: The recent pullback is viewed as a buying opportunity, as earnings growth currently supports share price levels. Micron is the top pick in this sector due to its strategic customer agreements and significant revenue growth.
Banking: The theme for banks is "getting paid today," as they benefit from higher interest rates, loan growth, and a revival in IPO fees without the execution risks of AI capex. Wells Fargo is the only bank with a "buy" recommendation due to its asset cap removal and "self-help" growth story.
Digital Advertising: The industry is shifting from manual campaigns to AI-driven algorithmic "black boxes" for precision targeting. Meta and Alphabet are successfully utilizing AI to increase ad pricing power, and Reddit is highlighted for its performance advertising and valuable data licensing for LLM training.
E-commerce and Hardware: Consumers are becoming more value-conscious, favoring essentials and promotional deals. Amazon is a top pick because its retail model aligns with this trend and AWS growth is re-accelerating. Conversely, Apple is rated neutral due to rising memory costs and regulatory hurdles preventing its AI rollout in Europe and China.
Automotive: A sell call is maintained for Tesla, as analysts remain concerned that its recent volume growth was driven by discounts and incentives that may hurt the bottom line.
Air Transport and Technicals: The air transport sector is facing jet fuel price volatility and significant aircraft delivery backlogs. Technically, the S&P 500 is attempting to break out of a consolidation phase to retest all-time highs. An analysis of IPOs suggests that while Singapore mainboard listings have been lackluster, Catalyst listings have provided more reliable short-term gains.
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Q&A Session
Banking and Finance
Singapore Banks (DBS, OCBC, UOB): The analysts noted a strong rally in Singapore banks driven by expectations of robust second-quarter results, specifically high fee income and strong loan growth. DBS was highlighted as the top pick among the three because it satisfies four key criteria: margin stabilization, double-digit fee income growth, absolute dividend per share guidance, and a recent guidance upgrade.
US Banks: Earnings are expected to be stable, benefiting from the same themes of loan growth and high investment banking fees from a revival in IPOs.
Technology and Semiconductors
Micron vs. SK Hynix: While SK Hynix holds a dominant 56% market share in High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), the analysts prefer Micron due to its $100 billion order book visibility and its strategic position as a US-based company.
Samsung: Recent guidance showed impressive 240% year-on-year growth, though the share price dropped slightly because revenue figures fell just short of high market expectations.
ASML and TSMC: Both companies are expected to exceed their "softer" second-quarter guidance due to sustained demand from hyperscalers and memory players.
Nvidia: Technical analysis suggests the stock is looking better after breaking out of a recent range, with support established around the 204–205 level.
Microsoft and Intel: Microsoft's chart currently shows sideways movement similar to the broader software ETF, while Intel has shown short-term weakness on its weekly timeframe.
Consumer and Digital Media
Apple and OpenAI: A lawsuit between the two over alleged theft of hardware "know-how" was discussed. Analysts suggested the litigation might be a move by Apple to buy time to catch up on its own AI hardware developments.
Meta: The stock rallied significantly but is approaching strong resistance levels between $670 and $690.
Netflix: Despite strong execution, a recent share price "crash" was attributed to soft forward guidance and very high market expectations.
Walmart: The stock remains in a steady uptrend as long as it holds support above $113.
Singapore Mid-Caps and Industrials
Sembcorp: A recent sell-down due to weak renewable energy performance in India (caused by weather) was identified as a potential buying opportunity, as technical indicators hit an oversold RSI level of 23.
Skyline: The company is shifting focus toward higher-margin engineering and MRO services, such as automated bus painting, which offers better margins (70–80%) compared to its core leasing business.
Q&M Dental: The company recently made two acquisitions with a 9-year profit guarantee and a 15-year share lock-up for the vendors, which analysts viewed as positive for earnings accretion.
Geo Energy: The analysts are watching for a boost in earnings from a newly completed $190 million toll road and infrastructure project currently undergoing testing.
Oiltek: Sentiment remains positive based on the potential for new contracts in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and biodiesel.
SIA: The stock is currently experiencing short-term technical weakness and a loss of momentum.
Foundation Healthcare: The analysts explained the "stabilization" mechanism used during its IPO, where bankers buy back shares to support the price at the IPO level.
OUE REIT: The impact of Deloitte moving out of its office space—which accounts for 5% of portfolio revenue—was discussed; however, the analysts believe backfilling the space will not be difficult given the current below-market rent.
Singapore Banks (DBS, OCBC, UOB): The analysts noted a strong rally in Singapore banks driven by expectations of robust second-quarter results, specifically high fee income and strong loan growth. DBS was highlighted as the top pick among the three because it satisfies four key criteria: margin stabilization, double-digit fee income growth, absolute dividend per share guidance, and a recent guidance upgrade.
US Banks: Earnings are expected to be stable, benefiting from the same themes of loan growth and high investment banking fees from a revival in IPOs.
Micron vs. SK Hynix: While SK Hynix holds a dominant 56% market share in High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), the analysts prefer Micron due to its $100 billion order book visibility and its strategic position as a US-based company.
Samsung: Recent guidance showed impressive 240% year-on-year growth, though the share price dropped slightly because revenue figures fell just short of high market expectations.
ASML and TSMC: Both companies are expected to exceed their "softer" second-quarter guidance due to sustained demand from hyperscalers and memory players.
Nvidia: Technical analysis suggests the stock is looking better after breaking out of a recent range, with support established around the 204–205 level.
Microsoft and Intel: Microsoft's chart currently shows sideways movement similar to the broader software ETF, while Intel has shown short-term weakness on its weekly timeframe.
Apple and OpenAI: A lawsuit between the two over alleged theft of hardware "know-how" was discussed. Analysts suggested the litigation might be a move by Apple to buy time to catch up on its own AI hardware developments.
Meta: The stock rallied significantly but is approaching strong resistance levels between $670 and $690.
Netflix: Despite strong execution, a recent share price "crash" was attributed to soft forward guidance and very high market expectations.
Walmart: The stock remains in a steady uptrend as long as it holds support above $113.
Sembcorp: A recent sell-down due to weak renewable energy performance in India (caused by weather) was identified as a potential buying opportunity, as technical indicators hit an oversold RSI level of 23.
Skyline: The company is shifting focus toward higher-margin engineering and MRO services, such as automated bus painting, which offers better margins (70–80%) compared to its core leasing business.
Q&M Dental: The company recently made two acquisitions with a 9-year profit guarantee and a 15-year share lock-up for the vendors, which analysts viewed as positive for earnings accretion.
Geo Energy: The analysts are watching for a boost in earnings from a newly completed $190 million toll road and infrastructure project currently undergoing testing.
Oiltek: Sentiment remains positive based on the potential for new contracts in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and biodiesel.
SIA: The stock is currently experiencing short-term technical weakness and a loss of momentum.
Foundation Healthcare: The analysts explained the "stabilization" mechanism used during its IPO, where bankers buy back shares to support the price at the IPO level.
OUE REIT: The impact of Deloitte moving out of its office space—which accounts for 5% of portfolio revenue—was discussed; however, the analysts believe backfilling the space will not be difficult given the current below-market rent.
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