Market View: Nvidia’s results beat estimates; AI trade, earnings from Salesforce, Snowflake in focus; DeepSeek reportedly withholds latest AI model from US chipmakers including Nvidia; Singapore firms’ 2025 dividend payouts hit US$18.7 billion record high; AEM, Yangzijiang Financial, Seatrium to watch

Singapore shares dipped today as investors continue to monitor earnings out of the country. The Straits Times Index was down 0.23% at 4,995.97 points at 12.36pm Singapore time, with a value turnover of S$1.10B seen in the broader market. In terms of counters to watch, we have AEM, after the semiconductor equipment maker posted a net profit of S$13.9 million for H2 FY2025, up 32 per cent from S$10.5 million the year before.  Elsewhere, from how chipmaker Nvidia posted better-than-expected results for the January quarter and forecast current-quarter revenue above market estimates, to how Singapore firms delivered their biggest dividend haul yet in 2025, more corporate headlines remained in focus. On Market View, Money Matters’ finance presenter Chua Tian Tian dived into the details with Terence Wong, CEO, Azure Capital. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.