THE mention of a bonus sends the heartbeats of salaried workers racing. Maybe this word has the same effect with investors. 

Banking giant DBS : D05 0% saw its share price jump – closing up 2.5 per cent up on Feb 7 – after it announced its full-year results and proposed a bonus issue. As at Feb 28, the counter has climbed 5.7 per cent since the announcement.

With DBS – Singapore’s largest company by market capitalisation – investors are probably right to be excited over the prospects of receiving free shares.