
The Motley Fool Singapore
2019-02-01 15:16:45
How Did the Singapore Stock Market Perform in January 2019?
Singapore’s stock market benchmark, the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), started the new year positively. For the month of January, the index rose 4%, or 121 points, to 3,190. Of the 30 Straits Times Index components, 28 were in the positive territory, while the remaining two were in the red.
The biggest winner of the lot was Thailand’s leading beverage producer, Thai Beverage Public Company Limited (SGX: Y92). Shares in the producer of Chang beer led the pack with a 19.7% increase to S$0.73 each. The rise is a sharp reversal from last year’s performance where the company posted a negative 31.7% total shareholder return.
For the financial year ended 30 September 2018, Thai Beverage’s revenue grew 21% to THB 229.7 billion, but net profit attributable to shareholders fell 46% to