On the back of the recent spread of COVID-19, which originated in Wuhan, China, the Straits Times Index (STI) has already fallen 6.8% to 3,011.08 since the start of the year. Source: SGX Of course, this coronavirus-driven sell-off is not just unique to the Singapore Exchange (SGX), but has impacted stock markets across the globe, wiping out close to $6 trillion in market value worldwide. Read Also: 4 Stocks This Week (Wuhan Virus Fears) [31 January 2020] – CapitaLand; Sasseur REIT; SIA; SPDR Gold Shares For this week’s instalment of 4 Stocks This Week, we use SGX’s stock screener – Stock Facts – to look at the 4 biggest losers, with a market capitalisation of at least $700 million in Singapore in the past four weeks. Silverlake Axis (SGX: 5CP) With a market capitalisation of $80

Dear readers, there are thirteen Singapore stocks, each with a market capitalisation of SGD $1 billion that are fastest growing with a return-of-equity of more than 15%. Will you buy these Singapore stocks now: SGX Silverlake Axis Starhub Sheng Siong ST Engineering Ascendas-i Trust Sasseur Reit Thai Beverages Mapletree Commercial Trust Hi-P SBS Transit Sinarmas... The post WILL YOU BUY THESE THIRTEEN FASTEST GROWING BILLION-CAP SINGAPORE STOCKS NOW? appeared first on SG STOCKS INVESTING.

The Straits Times Index (STI) comprises the 30 largest and most actively traded stocks in Singapore. They include well-known Singapore companies such DBS, SingTel, CapitaLand, Keppel Corp and Wilmar. This is why it is often used as the benchmark return for Singapore investors. Investors who are experienced or prefer to embark on active investment strategies will try to beat the benchmark returns, while new investors or those who prefer to embark on a passive investment strategy will try to match the benchmark return. The simplest way to match the benchmark return will typically invest in the STI exchange traded fund (ETF) – either the SPDR STI ETF or the Nikko AM Singapore STI ETF. Read Also: SPDR STI ETF VS Nikko AM Singapore STI ETF: What’s The Difference Between These 2 Straits Time

The weekly 4 Stocks This Week column on DollarsAndSense was started in 2017 with a simple objective was simple: to provide a convenient read each week for busy investors to stay updated with what is happening on the Singapore Exchange. 4 Stock This Week is not a recommendation from us to buy or sell any of the stocks that wke feature. Its purpose is to highlight interesting stocks that investors should be aware of, rather than to analyse these stocks. For this week’s edition, instead of the usual coverage of four stocks, we’ll do a year in review of the other 51 instalments of 4 Stocks This Week that our team has written in 2019. Over the past year (51 weeks), we’ve covered 123 SGX-listed stocks, 4 ETFs and 8 Daily Leverage Certificates. The most covered stock was Sas

Merry Xmas! As we approach end 2019, most market strategists are putting their market estimates for end 2020. Although I do not profess to be in the league of these market strategists, just for fun, I am expecting STI to head towards 3,390 in 1Q2020. STI closed at 3,222 on 24 Dec 2019. I have outlined my basis and the risks involved.   Factors for my bullish basis a) Chart looks positive after bullish break Based on Chart 1 below, STI has staged a bullish break above its flag formation on 12 Dec 2019. Notwithstanding below average volume for the past couple of weeks (perhaps due to holiday period) and low ADX, STI’s indicators are slowly strengthening with rising OBV, MFI and RSI. The bullish break on 12 Dec points to an eventual technical measured target of around 3,389, probably in th

Small-cap stocks generally refer to companies with a relatively small market value of about $300 million to $1 billion. They may not be as well-known but offer great growth potential that comes with much higher returns. This week, we take a look at the FTSE ST Small Cap Index. It’s an index that represents the performance of small-cap companies that pass size, free float and liquidity screens. These companies also trade on the SFX Mainboard. The Index comprises of 49 constituents –19 Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and 30 companies. They make up a combined market cap of about S$40 billion. The 2019 year-to-date (YTD) figures revealed that the FTSE ST Small Cap Index generated a total return of 13.3%, outperforming the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) which stood at 8.9%. Let�

When it comes to investing in technology stocks, the SGX may not be the first exchange that comes to mind when screening for exciting or suitable companies. While it may be true that the Facebooks and Alphabets, or the Alibabas and Tencents, may be listed in the US, Hong Kong and China, SGX still offers a compelling tech play – to invest in the companies that manufacture the hardware and semiconductors that the “tech giants” will use. On SGX’s StockFacts platform, we found that there were 70 companies listed under the Software and IT Services (17), Technology Equipment (46) and Telecommunications Services (7) sectors. 15 of these companies have a market capitalisation of over $100 million, and of these, the five best performers delivered an average total return of 77.7% in the y

This week, Hi-P has caught my attention with its 33% surge from the intra-day low of $1.13 on 7 Oct 2019 to trade to an intra-day high of $1.50 on 29 Oct 2019. In addition, it has risen 12 out the past 15 trading days with RSI touching a recent high of 81.8 on 25 Oct 2019. Based on Hi-P’s chart, it seems to present a favourable risk to reward short trade. Please see the basis and more importantly, the risks.   Basis a) Hi-P trades above the higher analyst target price $1.32 Average analyst target price for Hi-P is around $1.27. Two analysts cover Hi-P with DBS having a higher target price at $1.32. (Maybank: $1.21). I.e. on a simplistic level, this may mean that the stock is overvalued. Figure 1: Average analyst target price $1.27 Source: Bloomberg 29 Oct 2019 b) Candle stick forms a d