FTSE STI closed 2,419.21 down 0.08 points with a total volume of 1.631b and a total value of S$2.11b. Total number of advance vs decline was 211 vs 379. Of the 30 component stocks, 13 closed positive, 16 closed negative and 1 remain unchanged. The top 5 gainer component stocks were :-
1. Wilmar +0.380
2. UOB +0.220
3. CityDev +0.140
4. SGX +0.120
5. Cosco +0.070
5. Olam +0.070
The top 5 loser component stocks were :-
1. JSH 500US$ -0460
2. KepCorp -0.220
3. CapitaMall -0.220
4. HKLand US$ -0170
5. Capitaland -0.170
For early part of the days, STI was reacting to the big drop in US markets yesterday night and at one point even drop more than 100 points. However, in the afternoon session when news of Central banks from Japan, England and HongKong were pumping in money to provide liquidity to the market, STI managed to crawl back to close almost flat.
