Singapore Market Outlook 2026 - Maybank Research 2026-01-12: Certainty, Reforms & Valuations Can Drive STI To 5,600

Singapore Market Outlook 2026: Certainty, Reforms & Valuations Can Drive STI To 5,600

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Singapore Market Outlook - Maybank Research | SGinvestors.io
  • Singapore enters 2026 with a rare combination of macro resilience, structural reforms and valuation support. This could underpin a widening “certainty premium” vs volatile global peers.

In the Sweet Spot.

  • Renewed large-cap reforms can accelerate capital returns. SMIDs remain inexpensive. MAS reform implementation and directed liquidity should drive significant value unlocking. Scaling AI could lift productivity and margins across sectors. As a result, earnings risk is on the upside.
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Themes: Certainty, large-cap returns, value-up, AI

  • Four key themes:
    1. Singapore is offering political and fiscal stability, and policy credibility amidst fast fragmenting geopolitics. Together with strong domestic resilience, we expect its “certainty premium” to widen, accelerating safe-haven flows.
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    3. Despite gains in 2025, SMIDs trade at 1.0x P/BV: 30-50% below peer markets. Earnings are accelerating. Implementing MAS reforms and EQDP should drive significant value unlocking. Similar reforms in North Asia have delivered 40% re-ratings.
    4. Singapore is leading AI adoption regionally. As use-cases scale, expect operating leverage to drive earnings upside across sectors.

STI target 5,600. Rates, mkt micro-structure catalysts

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Above is an excerpt from a report by Maybank Research.
Clients of Maybank Securities may be the first to access the full PDF report @ https://www.maybanktrade.com.sg/.



Hussaini Saifee Maybank Research | https://www.maybanktrade.com.sg/ 2026-01-12



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