09/10/2026
Top movers alert: UOB - selloff extends while OCBC stabilises
Yesterday, UOB fell 5.2%, its worst day since April 2025
The stock is down another 1.8% this morning to fall below the psychological $40 level to $39.51, taking its week-to-date loss to 9%
Comparatively, OCBC which is also down 9% week-to-date had gapped up 1.7% this morning after enduring a 10.1% carnage over the past two days
UOB's sell-off in the past three days is a drastic reversal from its performance earlier this week where the stock hit a new one-month high of $43.72 on Tuesday
🚨The bank remain the biggest underperformer in the Singapore banking sector on a year to date (YTD) basis, rising just 12.7% - below the STI's +15.8% YTD return - as well as DBS' +29.4% and OCBC's +46.2% YTD gains
👀Some of the key levels to watch in UOB from here include the stock's 200 day moving average at $39.10 and the lower Bollinger band (suggesting extreme overselling) of $37.92
❗The catalysts behind this week's sell-off in the banks stems from the macro backdrop of rising yields which may lead to higher marked to market losses on trading books, a hit to capital market activity, and a net interest margin contraction, according to analysts
Thus, one may be expecting a potential rebound should yields stabilise or pull back from the current 5.3% level, with UOB potentially benefitting the most after being the most oversold of the three local banks on a relative basis
Investors keen to trade the moves in the Singapore bank shares can consider the below trending warrants:
✳DBS call IJMW: https://macq.co/6188BGf4Ce
✴DBS put YAZW: https://macq.co/6181BGf4C9
✳OCBC call JXRW: https://macq.co/6182BGf4Ci
✴OCBC put JBXW: https://macq.co/6183BGf4Cc
✳UOB call 9R7W: https://macq.co/6184BGf4CY
✴UOB put VB4W: https://macq.co/6185BGf4Cl