Davis Commodities shares surge 17.06% premarket after announcing strategic sweetener expansion in China and North Asia.

Davis Commodities surged 17.06% in premarket trading following the announcement that it is evaluating a strategic scale-up framework for China and North Asia’s sweetener markets, focusing on sugar-based, value-added products. The move aims to capitalize on a multi-billion-dollar demand environment driven by expanding middle-class consumption, beverage and packaged-food innovation, and institutional demand in food manufacturing. The company highlighted plans to explore downstream integration, regional diversification, and strategic collaborations to enhance earnings resilience and reduce commodity volatility exposure. While no definitive partnerships or transactions have been finalized, investor optimism over potential revenue expansion and long-term growth opportunities in the region fueled the premarket rally.