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AEM and CSE Global Slide as AI Spending Doubts Hit Singapore Tech

AEM and CSE Global led losses among Singapore technology shares as global investors demanded clearer returns from heavy AI infrastructure spending.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Singapore, 14 October 2026 – Selling pressure returned to Singapore-listed technology shares as investors reassessed whether the global artificial-intelligence investment cycle can sustain current valuations. AEM Holdings fell 4.4% to S$9.57 by 2.50pm, extending an 8% decline in the previous session, while CSE Global dropped as much as 8.2% to S$1.01.

The weakness was not confined to those two counters. UMS Holdings declined about 3%, and Frencken Group lost 1.7% to S$2.35. The moves show how quickly concerns originating in United States semiconductor trading can reach smaller Asian suppliers, even when company-specific earnings or order-book information has not changed on the day.

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