SGX Singapore Opening Market Update

SINGAPORE share prices opened higher on Wednesday with the Straits Times Index up 19.57 points to 3,435.48.

Volume was 53.4 million shares worth S$71.9 million.

Gainers outnumbered losers 86 to 48.

SGX Singapore Closing Market Update

SINGAPORE share prices closed lower on Tuesday with the Straits Times Index down 11.25 points to 3,415.91.

Volume was 955.1 million shares worth S$935.8 million.

Losers outnumbered gainers 227 to 175.

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MARKET UPDATES :

• The Straits Times Index (STI) ended +0.94 points higher or +0.03% to 3427.16, taking the year-to-date performance to +1.84%.

• The FTSE ST Mid Cap Index declined -0.43% while the FTSE ST Small Cap Index declined -0.50%. The top active stocks were Sing-Tel (+1.91%), United Engineers (-15.46%), Noble (-7.88%), DBS (+0.42%) and UOB (-1.40%).

• The outperforming sectors today were represented by the FTSE ST Telecommunications Index (+1.76%). The two biggest stocks of the FTSE ST Telecommunications Index are SingTel (+1.91%) and StarHub (+1.19%). The underperforming sector was the FTSE ST Health Care Index, which declined -1.29% with Raffles Medical Group’s share price declining -1.46% and Biosensors International Group’s share price declining -1.49%.

• The three most active Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) by value today were the IS MSCI India (+0.25%), SPDR Gold Shares (+0.58%), ISHARES USD Asia Bond ETF (unchanged).

• The three most active Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) by value were Suntec REIT (+0.52%), CapitaCom Trust (+0.28%), CapitaMall Trust (-0.47%).

• The most active index warrants by value today were HSI25000MBeCW150330 (-1.92%), HSI24200MBePW150429 (-4.43%), HSI24400MBePW150330 (-5.93%).

• The most active stock warrants by value today were DBS MB eCW150420 (+10.09%), DBS MB ePW150402 (-9.17%), KepCorp MBeCW150602 (+1.24%).