FTSE STI closed 2,726.24, down 14.19 points or -0.52% with a total volume of 1.29b and a total value of S$1.47b. Total number of advance vs decline was 187 vs 284. Of the 30 component index stocks, 10 closed positive, 16 closed negative and 4 remained unchanged. The top 5 gainer component stocks were :-
1. Jardine C&C +0.880
2. UOB +0.240
3. ST Engg +0.060
4. Cosco +0.030
5. CapitaMall +0.020
5. F&N +0.020
The top 5 loser component stocks were :-
1. JMH 400US$ -0.780
2. JSH 500US$ -0.360
3. SGX -0.190
4. Wilmar -0.130
5. CityDev -0.120
US markets continued the advance yesterday night with markets closing at least 0.5% higher causing DJ another new high for year 2009. Asia markets took the cue and traded higher in the morning session but soon pared gain and closed in the red when profit taking kicked in. Nikkei closed -0.68%, SSE -0.07% and HSI -1.02%. STI though managed to stay above 2,700 but closed -0.52% when profit taking cause 16/30 index stocks to close in the red.
