Top Stock Market Highlights of the Week: Frasers Property, Singtel, Keppel DC REIT, OUE Healthcare and the US Federal Reserve

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landscape, headlined by a pair of significant data centre deals and Frasers Property’s shareholder greenlight for a S$2.1 billion hospitality restructuring. \n\nOn the macro front, a hawkish speech by the US Federal Reserve chair at Jackson Hole continued to reshape the performance dynamics between Singapore’s banks and S-REITs.\n\nShareholders greenlight S$2.1 billion hospitality portfolio revamp\nFrasers Property (SGX: TQ5) shareholders have overwhelmingly approved a portfolio optimisation of its hospitality assets under Frasers Hospitality Trust (FHT), which was taken private in October 2025. \n\nSome 99.07% of shareholders present voted in favour of the resolution at an extraordinary general meeting on 28 August 2026.\n\nThe S$2.1 billion transaction will see FHT’s properties split into four categories. \n\nMature, lower-yielding assets valued at S$1.1 billion will be divested to TCC Group Investments (TCCGI), while value-enhancement assets worth S$0.4 billion will see Frasers Property retain a 49.95% effective exposure. \n\nNon-core assets valued at S$0.3 billion will be held for future divestment, and a S$0.3 billion redevelopment asset will facilitate the wider Valley Point site redevelopment.\n\nOn a pro forma FY2025 basis, the optimisation is expected to lift earnings per share by 3.4%, raise net asset value per share by 1.3% and reduce net gearing by 3.3 percentage points. \n\nCompletion is expected by the end of FY2026.\n\nJoint venture completes S$6.6 billion data centre acquisition\nA joint venture by Singapore Telecommunications (SGX: Z74), or Singtel, and KKR (NYSE: KKR) has completed the acquisition of ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC), with KKR holding the majority 75% share.\n\nThe deal, first announced in February, gives the data centres an implied enterprise value of S$13.8 billion, including leverage and capital expenditure for committed projects. \n\nKKR and Singtel are paying S$6.6 billion in cash over two equal tranches, supported by S$5 billion in debt facilities.\n\nIn a notable development, Singapore’s three local banks — DBS Group (SGX: D05), Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (SGX: O39) and United Overseas Bank (SGX: U11) — each made significant commitments to a landmark S$5 billion sustainability-linked loan supporting the acquisition. \n\nThe financing incorporates sustainability performance indicators aligned with STT GDC’s environmental objectives, including increasing renewable energy usage and the proportion of green data centres across its portfolio. \n\nSingtel shares closed at S$4.54 on 31 August, up 0.44%.\n\nTwo hyperscale Tokyo data centres acquired in S$1.5 billion deal\nKeppel DC REIT (SGX: AJBU) and Keppel Ltd (SGX: BN4) have agreed to collectively acquire 90% effective interests in Tokyo Data Centre 4 and Tokyo Data Centre 5, two freehold hyperscale colocation facilities in Inzai City, Greater Tokyo.\n\nThe aggregate purchase consideration on a 100% basis is JPY 190.0 billion (approximately S$1.55 billion), representing a 2.1% discount to the assets’ valuation. \n\nKeppel DC REIT will pay approximately S$1.37 billion for its 88.62% effective interest. \n\nThe acquisition is expected to be immediately distribution per unit (DPU) accretive, with pro forma DPU for FY2025 rising by 2.6%.\n\n\nBoth data centres are fully occupied by four investment grade clients, with contracted average annual rent escalation of approximately 2.8% and in-place rents estimated to be at least 30% below market levels. \n\nPost-acquisition, Keppel DC REIT’s portfolio assets under management will grow to S$7.6 billion, with Japan’s contribution to portfolio rental income increasing from approximately 9% to 23%. \n\nCompletion is expected in the fourth quarter of 2026.\n\nPrivatisation proposed for regional healthcare subsidiary at S$0.05 per share\nOUE’s (SGX: LJ3) wholly owned subsidiary, Treasure International Holdings, has proposed the privatisation of Catalist-listed OUE Healthcare (SGX: 5WA) via a scheme of arrangement at S$0.05 per share in cash.\n\nThe offer represents a 28.2% premium to OUE Healthcare’s last transacted price of S$0.039 on 21 August and a 2.5% premium over its latest unaudited net asset value per share of S$0.0488. \n\nTreasure International Holdings, together with its concert parties, currently holds an aggregate 89.68% stake.\n\nLow trading volume was cited as a key driver, with average daily volume over the past 12 months accounting for just 0.05% of total issued shares and 16 market days registering zero trades. \n\nThe company noted that its China operations are currently ramping up and may require time to stabilise, while privatisation would afford management greater flexibility to execute long-term strategies without the compliance costs of maintaining a public listing.\n\nHawkish Jackson Hole speech lifts banks but weighs on S-REITs\nUS Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh’s closely watched Jackson Hole speech on 28 August 2026 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