FTSE STI closed 3,076.37, up 9.26 points or +0.30% with a total volume of 2.22b and a total value of S$1.78b. Total number of advance vs decline was 344 vs 173. Of the 30 component index stocks, 13 closed positive, 11 closed negative and 6 remained unchanged. The top 5 gainer component stocks were :-
1. JMH 400US$ +1.540
2. JSH 500US$ +0.380
3. SGX +0.200
4. SIA +0.100
5. KepCorp +0.080
The top 5 loser component stocks were :-
1. Jardine C&C -0.100
2. HKLand US$ -0.080
3. DBS -0.060
4. CapitaMall -0.060
5. UOB -0.060
US markets were mixed yesterday night with DJ and Nasdaq closed positive while S&P500 closed down after the jobless claim fell more than expected. Asian markets given the lack of direction were also mixed but with majority closed positive. Nikkei closed +1.23%, SSE -0.15% and HSI +1.29%. STI managed to trade in the positive region throughout the day and closed +0.30% but the blue chips were mixed. There were couple of blue chips being sold down during close possible due to today being the quadruple witch for US markets. European markets and DJ future were very positive. Singapore today announced a better than expected non-oil export of +31.2% for August beating expectation of +14.9%
