| Latest Forum Topics / Straits Times Index |
 Post Reply
|
|
STI
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Hulumas
Supreme |
16-Apr-2008 15:06
Yells: "INVEST but not TRADE please!" |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
x 0
x 0 Alert Admin |
Dear Tanglinboy, I just wonder, why did not you post whole region in green yesterday??? |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Useful To Me Not Useful To Me | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
viruz7667
Senior |
16-Apr-2008 15:04
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
x 0
x 1 Alert Admin |
HSI now down 30+...STI likely to follow...
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Useful To Me Not Useful To Me | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
cyjjerry85
Elite |
16-Apr-2008 14:54
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
x 0
x 1 Alert Admin |
HSI is now more than 50% less than what it was before lunch...it seems to be coming down...and STI is following its footsteps in a swift manner...there might be concerns over the earnings report tonight from JP Morgan..jux a worry la |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Useful To Me Not Useful To Me | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
cyjjerry85
Elite |
16-Apr-2008 14:29
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
x 0
x 1 Alert Admin |
currently in this early afternoon period...our STI is at a gain of 1.24% while Nikkei already coming down lower at 1.2% and HSI is 0.73%... r we abit too high now? there's still 3 big financial institutes gonna report ahead in the US |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Useful To Me Not Useful To Me | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
mirage
Veteran |
16-Apr-2008 14:19
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
x 0
x 1 Alert Admin |
Quotes: Singapore shares were higher at midday Singapore shares were higher at midday on Wednesday after Wall Street's gains overnight encouraged investors to continue hunting for bargains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.5 percent higher at 12,362.47 overnight, helped by a rebound in the New York Federal Reserve regional manufacturing activity index and a 40 percent jump in first-quarter profit for health care products maker Johnson & Johnson. "I think today's rise is more of a reaction to the fact that some of the regional banks in the U.S. have turned in slightly better results, which in a sense, supports the market," said Carmen Lee, research head at OCBC Investment Research. U.S. regional bank Huntington Bancshares reported on Tuesday a 33 percent increase in net profit in the first quarter, helped by gains from Visa's initial public offering. "But it is still the results season, so there will still be volatility," said Lee. Investors are waiting for results from JP Morgan Chase due later today, Merrill Lynch tomorrow and Citigroup on Friday. At midday, the benchmark Straits Times Index was up 35.93 points or 1.2 percent at 3,092.42. Gainers outnumbered decliners 330 to 180 with 1,068 stocks unchanged. There were 659.3 million shares traded valued at S$725.4 million. Industrial conglomerate Keppel Corp led the market upward, gaining 6 percent to S$11.02. Banking shares were mostly higher, with United Overseas Bank gaining 0.5 percent to S$20.22 and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp advancing 0.2 percent to S$8.39. Among other blue chips, Singapore Exchange added 0.3 percent to S$8.05, Singapore Airlines fell 0.8 percent to S$15.28 and Singapore Technologies Engineering rose 0.6 percent to S$3.41. Property stocks gained, with CapitaLand 2.7 percent higher at S$6.41, City Developments 3.3 percent higher at S$11.78 and Keppel Land 1.1 percent higher at S$5.72. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Useful To Me Not Useful To Me | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
tanglinboy
Elite |
14-Apr-2008 14:17
Yells: "hello!" |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
x 0
x 1 Alert Admin |
Whole region in red
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Useful To Me Not Useful To Me | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
mirage
Veteran |
14-Apr-2008 09:26
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
x 0
x 2 Alert Admin |
Quotes: HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian markets fell sharply early Monday on fears about the U.S. economic slowdown as well as a sell-off on Wall Street, with Japanese shares hit by exporters such as Canon Inc. and banks such as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.
The Nikkei 225 Average dropped 2.5% to 12,988.49 in early trading, while the broader Topix index sank 2.7% to 1,244.14.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 shed 2.3% to 5,318.30 and South Korea's Kospi lost 2.3% to 1,739.57, while New Zealand's NZX 50 index slipped 0.6% to 3,467.90.
Banks and exporters led the broad-based decline in Tokyo. Among exporters, shares of Canon Inc. (JP:7751: news, chart, profile) (CAJ:
canon inc adr
Last: 46.59-0.21-0.45%
4:03pm 04/11/2008 Delayed quote data Sponsored by: HMC
Sponsored by: The decline in Canon's shares was came on the heels of a Nikkei business daily report over the weekend that Canon's January-March quarter net profit likely declined 16% from a year ago, hurt by a stronger yen.
Among financials, Mitsubishi UFJ (JP:8306: news, chart, profile) (MTU:
MTU
Sponsored by: KB
Sponsored by: In currency trading, the U.S. dollar was quoted at 101.32 yen, compared with 100.90 yen in New York Friday.
May crude-oil futures slipped as much as 44 cents to $109.70 a barrel in electronic trading, after rising three cents to settle at $110.14 a barrel Friday on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU:
$INDU
Sponsored by: GE
Sponsored by: $SPX
Sponsored by: $COMPX
Sponsored by:  Varahabhotla Phani Kumar is a reporter in MarketWatch's Hong Kong bureau.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Useful To Me Not Useful To Me | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
mirage
Veteran |
14-Apr-2008 09:22
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
x 1
x 0 Alert Admin |
Quotes: Singapore shares are likely to open lower Monday Singapore shares are likely to open lower Monday after Wall Street tumbled on concern over weak earnings after General Electric Co.'s disappointing first-quarter results, amid persistent worries about the health of the U.S. economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed over 250 points Friday after conglomerate GE reported smaller-than-expected first-quarter earnings and lowered its earnings forecast for this year. A weaker-than-expected reading showing consumer confidence at a 26-year low further dampened sentiment. Singapore investors will look forward to the quarterly results of Singapore Exchange Ltd. and Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. later Monday. The market's gains in recent weeks were propelled by expectations that the Federal Reserve will move aggressively to stabilize the equities market before the U.S. elections, said Yeo Kee Yan, a market strategist at DBS Vickers Securities. "Whether (the U.S. economy) recovers or not, nobody knows at this stage, but I guess the market is playing on that," said Yeo. "It is still early days to say that the second half would be good." The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) is unlikely to rise beyond 3,300 points in the best-case scenario in the near term, Yeo said. On Friday the STI gained 62.27 points or 2 percent to close at 3,126.87. The index lost 28.69 points or 0.9 percent last week. Gainers outnumbered decliners 396 to 227, with 954 stocks unchanged. A total of 1.31 billion shares were traded, valued at S$1.65 billion. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Useful To Me Not Useful To Me | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
winsontkl
Elite |
10-Apr-2008 21:11
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
x 0
x 0 Alert Admin |
Testing the 3000 level soon.... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Useful To Me Not Useful To Me | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
AK_Francis
Supreme |
10-Apr-2008 17:27
Yells: "Happy go lucky, cheers." |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
x 0
x 0 Alert Admin |
Penny stocks including our Cosco calling the day, not much impact from other blue chips, esp properties and shipbuilding sectors. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Useful To Me Not Useful To Me | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
cyjjerry85
Elite |
10-Apr-2008 16:26
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
x 0
x 0 Alert Admin |
we are looking at a very very thinly traded volume today in our local market...average for previous quarter is pegged at 1.69billion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Useful To Me Not Useful To Me | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
mirage
Veteran |
10-Apr-2008 15:20
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
x 0
x 0 Alert Admin |
Quotes: Singapore shares traded lower. Singapore shares were lower at midday Thursday, tracking Wall Street's fall overnight, as investors largely ignored the forecast-beating performance of the domestic economy in the first quarter. The city-state's gross domestic product grew a robust 7.2 percent in the quarter, outpacing the 5.4 percent clip in the fourth quarter, according to preliminary estimates from the Ministry of Trade and Industry. The figure was well ahead of market expectations. Economists had forecast GDP growth of 6.4 percent for the January-March period But economists doubt if the Singapore economy can sustain the momentum considering the slowdown in the United States, a key market for exports. "It's a good start but not necessarily sustainable over the coming quarters," said Song Seng Wun, regional economist at CIMB-GK Research. At midday, the Straits Times Index was down 19.49 points or 0.6 percent at 3,070.23. Decliners outnumbered gainers 368 to 117, with 1,090 stocks unchanged. A total of 849.4 million shares were traded, valued at S$1.1 billion. "With focus still on international events, we expect investors to stay cautious and the market to respond to any surprising news," said Goh Mou Lih, research head at Westcomb Securities, in a note to clients. Goh said investors will continue to worry about the state of the U.S. economy and the magnitude of subprime-related writedowns among financial institutions in the first quarter. Chinese shipyard and bulk shipping operator Cosco Corp (Singapore) led the market's decline, shedding 14.9 percent to S$2.86 after a Norwegian client cancelled a $202 million order, eclipsing news that the company has secured new contracts, analysts said. The market is worried more orders may be cancelled and weigh on Cosco shares in the near-term, they said. Banking stocks got some boost from the strong economic data. DBS Group added 0.5 percent at S$19.40, United Overseas Bank gained 1.6 percent to S$20.30. and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp rose 1.1 percent to S$8.52. Among other blue chips, Singapore Telecom fell 0.8 percent to S$3.89, Singapore Airlines shed 2.3 percent to S$15.54 and Singapore Exchange slipped 0.9 percent to S$7.93. Property heavyweights were also lower, with CapitaLand down 1.5 percent to S$6.43, City Developments down 3.4 percent at S$11.52 and Keppel Land down 2.8 percent at S$5.91. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Useful To Me Not Useful To Me | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
AK_Francis
Supreme |
05-Apr-2008 13:25
Yells: "Happy go lucky, cheers." |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
x 0
x 0 Alert Admin |
You may consider the high yield div Kepcorp, Keplan, SPC and the troubled SingTel next Mon. Long or short, you should be able to guage basing on last week their performance leow. Cheers. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Useful To Me Not Useful To Me | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
singaporegal
Supreme |
05-Apr-2008 11:39
Yells: "Female TA nut" |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
x 1
x 0 Alert Admin |
STI should do well on Monday. I just hope the volumes improve. Low volumes are bad for TA people. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Useful To Me Not Useful To Me | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
AK_Francis
Supreme |
05-Apr-2008 00:40
Yells: "Happy go lucky, cheers." |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
x 0
x 0 Alert Admin |
Basing on current DJ performance, -4, and if it didn't drift along this line, then next Mon gonna be a good day for all leow. Cheers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Useful To Me Not Useful To Me | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
mirage
Veteran |
04-Apr-2008 09:12
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
x 0
x 0 Alert Admin |
Quotes: Singapore shares may open firmer on Friday after Wall Street's modest advance Singapore shares may open firmer on Friday after Wall Street's modest advance on growing hopes that the global financial system is on the mend. The Dow Jones Industrial average rose 0.2 percent to 12,626.03 on Thursday as investors were comforted by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's assurance to Congress that the Fed expects to recover most, if not all, the $29 billion worth of loans it made to prevent the collapse of Bear Stearns Cos. Bear Stearns almost folded up because of its heavy exposure to the problematic U.S. subprime mortgages, while other banks suffered massive writedowns. "There could still be more banks coming out with writeoffs, but the market could be taking the view that these are already part of the losses that they expect them to make eventually," said Chan Tuck Sing, dealing director at UOB Kay Hian. "If we have more situations of more banks writing off further [but] the market continues to be resilient like they did in the previous time, then I think that gives more credence [to the idea] that we may have seen the worst of market reaction [on the financial turmoil]," said Chan. Investors may proceed with caution ahead of the release of the U.S. jobs data on Friday. Overnight, the U.S. Labor Department reported that new applications filed for unemployment insurance jumped by a seasonally adjusted 38,000 to 407,000 for the week ending March 29, the highest recorded since September 2005. On Thursday, the Straits Times Index finished 46.94 points or 1.5 percent higher at 3,171.55. Gainers outnumbered decliners 374 to 284, with 928 stocks unchanged. There were 1.68 billion shares traded valued at S$2.08 billion. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Useful To Me Not Useful To Me | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
cyjjerry85
Elite |
03-Apr-2008 14:23
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
x 0
x 0 Alert Admin |
very much astonishing 
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Useful To Me Not Useful To Me | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
mirage
Veteran |
03-Apr-2008 14:10
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
x 1
x 0 Alert Admin |
Quotes: Singapore shares were higher at midday Thursday Singapore shares were higher at midday Thursday on investor interest in select blue chips, shrugging off Wall Street's weak performance overnight. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said for the first time on Wednesday that a U.S. recession is possible in the first half. The market's reaction has been muted so far. "Most people are actually saying that the U.S. is already in recession. I don't think it came as a shock to anybody," said Chan Tuck Singh, dealing director at UOB Kay Hian. Investor confidence is also gradually returning despite continued reports of writedowns from global banks, with UBS announcing a further $19 billion writeoff earlier this week. "There are hopes that people have factored in the worst," Chan said. At midday, the Straits Times Index was up 30.71 points or 1 percent at 3,155.32. Gainers outnumbered decliners 251 to 238, with 1,097 stocks unchanged. There were 781 million shares traded, valued at S$953 million. But despite recent gains, some analysts remain unconvinced that the worst of the market sell-down is over. "Following the sell-down in the first quarter, we are turning cautiously optimistic on the market ... We expect volatility to continue to rule in the second quarter as confidence has yet to be restored, in the face of continued uncertainties from the United States," Janice Chua, research head at DBS Vickers Securities, said in a note to clients. Financial stocks led the market higher, with Singapore Exchange rising 4.1 percent to S$8.64, United Overseas Bank gaining 0.2 percent at S$20.22, DBS Group advancing 0.5 percent to S$19.68 and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp adding 0.7 percent to S$8.52. Among other blue chips, Singapore Telecom climbed 1.52 percent to S$4.01 and Keppel Corp. rose 2.4 percent to S$10.50. Property stocks were higher, with CapitaLand up 0.8 percent at S$6.73, City Developments up 2.2 percent at S$12.18 and Keppel Land up 1.7 percent at S$6.13. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Useful To Me Not Useful To Me | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
mirage
Veteran |
02-Apr-2008 09:16
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
x 0
x 0 Alert Admin |
Quotes: Singapore shares outlook - Higher on Wall Street rally Singapore shares may open higher on Wednesday after Wall Street's rally overnight as investors cheered the recapitalization efforts of two major investment banks and growing hopes that the worst of the financial market turmoil may have passed. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 391 points, its eighth-biggest point gain on record as financial stocks surged after Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Switzerland's UBS AG issued new shares to beef up their capital. A bit of good news also came from the better-than-expected report from the US Institute for Supply Management that indicated a slower contraction in national manufacturing activity in March. "Funds sitting on the sidelines are high. I think they are all eagerly waiting to be deployed back into the market," said Gabriel Yap, dealing director at DMG & Partners Securities. "Obviously, they will only go back to the market when the spate of bad news has trickled to a drop." Singapore's Straits Times Index finished up 39.18 points or 1.3 percent at 3,046.54 on Tuesday. Gainers outnumbered decliners 361 to 258, with 996 stocks unchanged. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Useful To Me Not Useful To Me | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
mirage
Veteran |
02-Apr-2008 08:50
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
x 0
x 0 Alert Admin |
Quotes: Singapore shares closed higher on Tuesday following gains on Wall Street triggered by better-than-expected economic data and a proposed revamp of financial regulations. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.4 percent on Monday after the Chicago Purchasing Managers Index rose to 48.2 in March from 44.5 a month earlier. The reading was better than what economists had expected although it still indicated a contraction in manufacturing activity. The Bush administration also announced plans under which the Federal Reserve will take on a bigger role in maintaining financial market stability, while the influence of other regulatory agencies could be diminished. Notwithstanding the market's gains, investors remain pessimistic about the health of the U.S. economy. "We are just seeing the start of the (U.S.) slowdown and this will probably drag on in 2009. I don't think that we are out of the woods yet," said Joseph Tan, senior strategist at Fortis Bank in Singapore. The Straits Times Index finished up 39.18 points or 1.3 percent at 3,046.54. Gainers outnumbered decliners 361 to 258, with 996 stocks unchanged. There were 1.79 billion shares traded valued at S$1.72 billion. Banking stocks were higher, with DBS Group up 64 cents at S$18.64, United Overseas Bank up 48 cents at S$19.62 and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp 15 cents higher at S$8.25. Bourse operator Singapore Exchange (SGX) added 15 cents to S$7.65 even after DBS Vickers cut its rating on SGX to "hold" from "buy" and lowered its target price on the stock to S$8.03 from S$13.20 per share. Among other blue chips, Singapore Telecom gained 5 cents to S$3.96, Singapore Airlines added 16 cents to S$15.76 and Singapore Technologies Engineering added 2 cents to S$3.40. Property heavyweights were higher, with investors ignoring the latest government data showing that the rise in private residential prices slowed in the first quarter from the fourth. CapitaLand added 13 cents to S$6.48, City Developments rose 54 cents to S$11.56 and Keppel Land gained 14 cents to S$5.69. The slower price appreciation of residential properties in the city-state reflects the weak sentiment in the domestic housing market, with demand for high-end and mid-tier properties slowing down, said Vikrant Pandey, an analyst at UOB Kay Hian Securities. "Market sentiment has been quite weak. That is why developers are holding back their launches," Pandey said. Hyflux Ltd, which provides engineering services to water utilities, added 8 cents to S$3.11 after the company said it is set to build its second desalination plant in Algeria. The company was advised that it submitted the most competitive bid and is awaiting a formal award of the project. Hyflux said the project will cost about $500 million to build. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Useful To Me Not Useful To Me | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
94.300 (1.71%)
112.54 (0.72%)
