STI at Two-Year High, 15% YTD Gain Led by Developers & Banks
The STI opened this week at 3307, after trading above the 3300 level last week for the first time since July 2015. The STI has generated a 15% price gain in the 2017 YTD, which compares to an average of 9% for the US, Japan & Hong Kong benchmarks. More 2H17 outlooks on STI stocks will be available this week as SIA Engineering Co, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp, Singapore Airlines, Ascendas REIT, Singapore Exchange, United Overseas Bank are scheduled to report their quarterly earnings.