Investors aim for Reits over possibility of Fed rate cut

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Trade tensions and growth worries continued to plague the local equity market, but investors took heavily to indicators that the US Federal Reserve could lower interest rates in the near future, giving rise to activity in real estate investment trusts (Reits). Singapore's...

With the growing likelihood that the Fed could be looking to a rate cut to sustain the rate of US economic expansion, Reits saw a hive of activity in Singapore.

However, traders told The Business Times they felt Reits were overbought on the day and had advised clients to take profit on some counters. Singtel shares continued to trend upwards, gaining four cents or 1.3 per cent to $3.25. The telco has been outperforming the blue-chip index in recent weeks as investors continue to shift to more defensively positioned equity portfolios.

 

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