Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.06%

It ended -1.82 points lower.

The Straits Times Index (STI) ended -1.82 points lower or -0.06% to 3290.99 yesterday, taking the year-to-date performance to +3.98%.

The FTSE ST Mid Cap Index gained +0.25% while the FTSE ST Small Cap Index declined -0.08%. The top active stocks were SingTel (-0.53%), DBS (-0.33%), Keppel Corp (-0.76%), Global Logistic (+0.72%) and OCBC Bank (-0.51%).

The outperforming sectors yesterday were represented by the FTSE ST Real Estate Holding and Development Index (+0.48%). The two biggest stocks of the FTSE ST Real Estate Holding and Development Index are Hongkong Land Holdings (+1.16%) and Global Logistic Properties (+0.72%).

The underperforming sector yesterday was the FTSE ST Health Care Index, which declined -0.60% with Raffles Medical Group’s share price declining -1.03% and Biosensors International Group’s share price unchanged. The FTSE ST Consumer Services Index gained +0.39%. The FTSE ST Real Estate Index gained +0.26%. The FTSE ST Utilities Index gained +0.27%.