FTSE STI closed 2,745.35, down 12.33 points or -0.45% with a total volume of 1.76b and a total value of S$1.95b. Total number of advance vs decline was 160 vs 345. Of the 30 component index stocks, 8 closed positive, 20 closed negative and 2 remained unchanged. The top 5 gainer component stocks were :-
1. StarHub +0.070
2. KepCorp +0.070
3. Capitaland +0.040
4. HKLand US$ +0.030
5. SPH +0.020
5. JMH 400US$ +0.020
5. SingTel +0.020
5. SIA +0.020
The top 5 loser component stocks were :-
1. JSH 500US$ -0.200
2. OCBC -0.160
3. Jardine C&C -0.140
4. UOB -0.140
5. SIA Engg -0.090
US markets fell almost 2% yesterday night when concern of European banks due to Greece's debt issue and tech companies disappointing earnings surfaced and caused investors to sell off. Current Fed Chief also re-appoint for the 2nd term. Asia bourses took the cue and mostly traded in the negative region for the day. Nikkei closed -2.08%, SSE -0.16% and HSI -1.15%. STI closed -0.45% with investors selling off the blue chips that rebounded yesterday as a precautious as global markets in general still weak.
