Market View: US retail sales; Lookahead to Nvidia’s annual developer conference, FOMC Meeting; Chinese tech stocks surged; Sembcorp Industries responds to report on talks of possible privatisation, as

Singapore shares rose today to track regional gains.   The Straits Times Index was up 0.97% at 3,896.87 points at about 2pm (2.03pm), with a value turnover of S$759.89M in the broader market. In terms of companies to watch, we have Sembcorp Industries, after the company responded to a Bloomberg report, which said Sembcorp could be considering going private or selling assets as part of its strategic review of its business. Elsewhere, from a surge in Chinese tech firms today, to what to look out for at Nvidia’s annual developers conference held in San Jose – more international and corporate headlines remain in focus. Also on deck – US retail sales rising less than expected in February and what that means for Wall Street investors. On Market View, Money Matters’ finance presenter Chua Tian Tian unpacked the developments with Audrey Ho, Investment Counselor, Citigold Private Client, Citibank Singapore.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.