FTSE STI closed 2,813.27, down 0.66 point or -0.02% with a total volume of 1.40b and a total value of S$1.34b. Total number of advance vs decline was 198 vs 248. Of the 30 component index stocks, 10 closed positive, 16 closed negative and 4 remained unchanged. The top 5 gainer component stocks were :-
1. Jardine C&C +0.580
2. JSH 500US$ +0.340
3. JMH 400US$ +0.300
4. CityDev +0.240
5. Wilmar +0.070
The top 5 loser component stocks were :-
1. UOB -0.200
2. Olam -0.050
3. SGX -0.040
4. ST Engg -0.040
5. SembCorp -0.040
5. CapitaMall -0.040
US markets were mixed yesterday night after US Fed maintained low interest rate. Asia bourses were mixed and closed down when investors taking profit, stay sideline. Nikkei closed -0.13%, SSE -2.34% and HSI -1.22%. STI though closed off 0.66 point but able to stay above 2,800 level for the day. Singapore released a better than expected export figure in the afternoon and that probably cushioned the drop as compared with other regional markets.
