SGX: STI closes 0.9pc lower

THE FTSE Straits Times Index (STI) ended 0.90 per cent lower to 3,239.95, taking the year-to-date performance to +2.3 per cent.

The FTSE ST Mid Cap Index declined 1.33 per cent while the FTSE ST Small Cap Index declined 1.98 per cent. The top active stocks were GoldenAgr (-3.97 per cent), DBS (-1.12 per cent) and Capitaland (-3.63 per cent), GLP (-1.18 per cent).

The outperforming sectors were represented by FTSE ST Telecommunications, which declined 0.16 per cent. The two biggest stocks of the Telecommunications Index are SingTel (unchanged) and Starhub (-1.67%). SGX