FTSE STI closed 2,269.24, up 8.88 points or 0.39% with a total volume of 2.98b and a total value of S$2.11b. Total number of advance vs decline was 350 vs 195. Of the 30 component index stocks, 16 closed positive, 11 closed negative and 3 remained unchanged. The top 5 gainer component stocks were :-
1. JMH 400US$ +0.640
2. JSH 500US$ +0.440
3. F&N +0.230
4. KepCorp +0.190
5. Wilmar +0.150
The top 5 loser component stocks were :-
1. DBS -0.380
2. UOB -0.300
3. SingTel -0.100
4. OCBC -0.060
5. Olam -0.030
5. NOL -0.030
US markets pulled back yesterday night after a poor construction of homes & apartments data. Asia bourses were mixed with Nikkei closed +0.59%, SSE -0.94% and HSI -0.39%. STI opened down but recover and closed marginally positive with a +0.39%. Bank and SingTel were pulling d0wn the index while commodity, property and offshore/marine were holding up the index.
