FTSE STI closed 2,745.80, down 0.81 points or -0.03% with a total volume of 884M and a total value of S$975M. Total number of advance vs decline was 153 vs 243. Of the 30 component index stocks, 10 closed positive, 15 closed negative and 5 remained unchanged. The top 5 gainer component stocks were :-
1. JSH 500US$ +0.200
2. HKLand US$ +0.070
3. Wilmar +0.050
4. CityDev +0.040
5. SIA Engg +0.030
5. StarHub +0.030
5. Olam +0.030
The top 5 loser component stocks were :-
1. DBS -0.080
2. KepCorp -0.070
3. SIA -0.060
4. NOL -0.050
5. SGX -0.040
US markets were mixed yesterday night with DJ and S&P500 closed positive but Nasdaq closed negative as the market was divided with a positive comment from US Fed Chief about economy recovery from European debt issue. Asian bourses were also mixed with Nikkei closed -1.04%, SSE +2.78% ( after reporting a better than expected export data ) and HSI +0.69%. STI opened in the negative but soon move into positive region with bargain hunting and advanced as much as 20 points after SSE surged 2% but soon pare gain and closed slightly negative in a very thin volume trading day. With European markets opened weak, investors playing cautious and sent STI to close slightly negative.
