- Singapore shares snapped four-day fall on Thursday, led by gains in lenders such as DBS Group even as sentiment remained jittery due to lingering North Korea tensions.
- The Straits Times Index rose 0.16 percent or 5 points to end at 3,323.
- mm2 Asia advanced 1 percent after the media content provider said it is still in discussions with Village Cinemas Australia on possible options regarding the purchase of a 50 percent interest in Golden Village cinema business in Singapore.
- Agribusiness giant Wilmar International swung to a second-quarter profit, helped by a recovery in oilseeds and grains businesses.
- Commodity trader Noble Group on Thursday reported a higher half-year loss and increased debt as it tries to rope-in strategic investor to end restructuring.
- Food manufacturing company QAF, whose brands include Gardenia and Farmland, fell 7.3 percent after it reported a 72 percent slump in the second-quarter profit.
- Jumbo Group, which operates seafood restaurants in Singapore, China and Japan, lost 5 percent after reporting a slight drop in profit for the third-quarter profit.
- Thai Beverage was down 1 percent. The liquor maker on Tuesday said its unit The QSR of Asia has signed a deal with Yum Restaurants to buy more than 240 KFC stores in Thailand for about 11.3 billion thai baht.
