Straits Times Index

The STI is up 10.37 points at 4,975.87, while the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index is up 4.21 points at 1,502.39.

STI rises 0.2% to new high, edging closer to 5,000 mark

Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 306 to 299 after 1.5 billion securities worth S$2 billion change hands

Across the broader market, gainers outnumber losers 372 to 201.

Singtel rally helps lift Singapore stocks to another record high; STI up 1.1%

The iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index, however, falls 0.5% to 1,489.35

Already, Singapore's stock market has been gaining momentum, following a raft of reforms led by the government.

Singapore equities could gallop as opportunities heat up in the Year of the Fire Horse: fengshui master

Some of the best investment opportunities can be found in the local market, adds Maybank Securities’ Thilan Wickramasinghe

Across the broader market, gainers trail losers 200 to 453, with 1.6 billion securities worth S$2.1 billion changing hands.

Singapore stocks slip on Monday as precious metals rout deepens; STI down 0.3%

The iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index also ends lower, easing 0.4% to 1,496.09

Mainboard-listed civil engineering group OKP traded ex-bonus, finishing 3.6% or S$0.03 higher at S$0.84, per Bloomberg.

STI tracks overnight Wall Street declines as it slides 0.5%

Across the broader market, decliners beat gainers 365 to 228, with 1.6 billion securities worth about S$2.1 billion changing hands

The US dollar weakened as much as 1.8 per cent against major currencies this week.

Intervention, Inflation and the STI

The US dollar is sliding, gold is near US$5,600 and Singapore’s STI is nearing 5,000 points. SGX’s Geoff Howie explains what’s driving the market.

With global funds and developed-market funds still maintaining light positions in Singapore stocks, JPMorgan analysts believe that inflows "have room to increase".
BROKERS’ TAKE

STI could hit as high as 6,500 on extended rally, says JPMorgan, giving its top picks

Small and mid-cap stocks could ‘stage a catch-up rally’ amid ‘strong catalysts’