#SgMarketUpdate
Singapore shares close higher on Tuesday; STI up 0.5%
Singapore stocks ended higher on Tuesday (Jul 14).
The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.5 per cent or 25.27 points to finish at 5,495.61.
DBS : D05 0% led the gainers on the blue-chip index, rising 1.8 per cent or S$1.24 to S$72.03.
The other local banks ended higher, too. OCBC : O39 0% rose 1.5 per cent or S$0.40 to S$27.88, and UOB : U11 0% was up 0.9 per cent or S$0.40 at S$44.38.
The worst performer among STI constituents was Singapore Exchange : S68 0%, which fell 2.9 per cent or S$0.71 to S$23.71...
Across the broader market, losers outnumbered gainers 291 to 280, after 1.3 billion securities worth S$2.2 billion changed hands.
Key regional indices were positive. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index gained 0.5 per cent, Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.7 per cent, South Korea’s Kospi was up 0.7 per cent and the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI advanced 1.3 per cent....
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-shares-close-higher-tuesday-sti-0-5
Singapore shares close higher on Tuesday; STI up 0.5%
Singapore stocks ended higher on Tuesday (Jul 14).
The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.5 per cent or 25.27 points to finish at 5,495.61.
DBS : D05 0% led the gainers on the blue-chip index, rising 1.8 per cent or S$1.24 to S$72.03.
The other local banks ended higher, too. OCBC : O39 0% rose 1.5 per cent or S$0.40 to S$27.88, and UOB : U11 0% was up 0.9 per cent or S$0.40 at S$44.38.
The worst performer among STI constituents was Singapore Exchange : S68 0%, which fell 2.9 per cent or S$0.71 to S$23.71...
Across the broader market, losers outnumbered gainers 291 to 280, after 1.3 billion securities worth S$2.2 billion changed hands.
Key regional indices were positive. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index gained 0.5 per cent, Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.7 per cent, South Korea’s Kospi was up 0.7 per cent and the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI advanced 1.3 per cent....
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-shares-close-higher-tuesday-sti-0-5
The Business Times
Singapore shares close higher on Tuesday; STI up 0.5%
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