FTSE STI closed 1,780.57 up 54.96 points or 3.19% with a total volume of 456M and a total value of S$372M. Total number of advance vs decline was 165 vs 161. Of the 30 component stocks, 19 closed positive, 8 closed negative and 3 remained unchanged. The top 5 gainer component stocks were :-
1. CapitaMall +1.400
2. UOB +0.520
3. HKLand US$ +0.200
4. JSH 500US$ +0.180
5. SIA +0.120
The top 5 loser component stocks were :-
1. DBS -0.660
2. OCBC -0.040
3. SGX -0.030
4. NOL -0.030
5. CityDev -0.010
5. Yanlord -0.010
5. SIA Engg -0.010
US markets closed flattish, slightly up last Friday and Asia bourses also mostly flattish for today with thin volume. Nikkei closed +0.088%, HSI +1.02%, SSE -0.06%. Talk of the day was not the volume but the closing price of CapitaMall Trust. Last done before 5pm was $1.61 and close matched at $3.00 with a transacted volume of 2million shares. This has caused CapitaMall Trust to close +$1.40 for today; the highest gainer stock for the day. Investors would be eagered to know whether that is an error trade or not.
