DBS tops US$100bil market value in first for Singapore banks


A customer walks past automated teller machines (ATM) at a DBS Group Holdings Ltd. bank branch in Singapore, on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. - Photographer: Lauryn Ishak/Bloomberg

DBS Group Holdings Ltd. became the first bank in Singapore to top US$100 billion in market value, helped by a softer US currency that amplified gains on the local stock market.

Southeast Asia’s top lender gained as much as 0.8% in Singapore trading on Monday to hit S$45.50. The firm is trading at a market capitalization of S$129 billion ($100.2 billion), extending its gains this year to to 4.3%. 

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