SINGAPORE (Jan 9): RHB expects DBS’ share price performance, which was already strong since the US presidential election results, to surge even further from higher Singapore interest rates in the near-term.

As such, it is maintaining its “buy” call on DBS as its top pick in the banking sector with a target price of $18.38.

In a report on Tuesday, analyst Leng Seng Choon explains that DBS is a key beneficiary of the expected Singapore Interbank Offered Rate (SIBOR) rise as the market expects the Fed Funds rate to continue its incline in 2017.

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