4% CPF Special Account Is Now A Better Trade Than 70% of SGX (SGX Daily Pulse 02 Mar 2026)

The STI flirts with the 5,000-point magnet, but the forensic data suggests the engine is running on fumes, not fuel.

Daily Pulse: SGX Digest — March 2, 2026

The auntie at the Woodlands North Plaza wet market was not interested in discussing the STI’s recent pullback from its all-time high. She was too busy adjusting the price of her Grade A eggs for the fourth time in two weeks. As the queue for the roast meat stall snaked toward the HDB void deck, the tension wasn’t about the Iran-related geopolitical shocks rattling the screens; it was the quiet realization that while the headline market value is retreating, the cost of living in the real world is advancing without a permit.