1. HKLand US$ +0.150
2. SembCorp +0.070
3. SIA Engg +0.070
4. OCBC +0.060
5. StarHub +0.040
5. UOB +0.040
The top 5 loser component stocks were :-
1. Jardine C&C -0.660
2. JMH 400US$ -0.660
3. JSH 500US$ -0.400
4. KepCorp -0.100
5. SIA -0.080
US markets closed slightly positive yesterday night with exception of Nasdaq being pushed up by tech stocks. Asian bourses were mixed given the lack of direction from US. Nikkei closed +0.13%, SSE -0.25% and HSI -0.50%. STI was trading in the negative region throughout the day as profit taking kicked in after yesterday sharp rise. Only 9 of the 30 component stocks managed to close positive. This morning Singapore released its 1Q2011 GDP came in +23.5% better than expected of +12.4% and this has triggered MAS to tighten monetary policy sending SGD to hit high against USD.