Singapore business sentiment improves slightly for Q4 but construction, transportation stay gloomy: Survey

Sentiments in the construction sector remain downbeat, with sales, net profit and inventory stuck in the contractionary zone. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Local companies' business confidence improved further for the fourth quarter amid resilient demand and a positive outlook for manufacturing and the financial services sectors, according to a survey out on Tuesday (Sept 14).

However, the outlook for the construction and transportation sectors remained downbeat.