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3 Blue Chip Stocks That Could Benefit if SGX Reduces Board Lot Size
By The Smart Investor  •  January 22, 2026
Singapore Exchange Limited or SGX (SGX: S68) plans to reduce board lot sizes from 100 units to 10 units for securities with a value above S$10, potentially benefiting a select cohort of blue-chip stocks. To be clear, it’s not implemented yet. Still, given SGX’s precedent of reducing lot sizes previously, from 1,000 to 100 units on 19 January 2015, it’s reasonable to assume that the bourse operator will follow through with another reduction. Here are three Singapore blue-chip stocks priced above S$10 that could benefit from this potential reduction in board lot size.

DBS Group Holdings (SGX: D05) – Retail Investor Darling

At over S$58 per share today, a single lot of DBS shares will set you back almost S$6,000. Yet, Singapore’s largest bank is already one of the companies with the highest net retail buying in 2025, making it a darling for retail investors. With a smaller lot size, it could become more accessible. For the first nine months of 2025 (9M2025), it achieved a record total income...
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The Smart Investor is co-founded by David Kuo, Joanna Sng, and Chin Hui Leong. The company was formed in late 2019 from the ashes of the Motley Fool Singapore. The Smart Investor believes that everybody can learn how to invest, smartly. We aim to educate people on how to invest smartly by providing investing education, stock commentary and market coverage for Singapore and around the world.
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