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NOT surprisingly, after losing about 70 points in a two-day sell-off on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Straits Times Index yesterday managed a bounce of 26.97 points to 2,959.01, described as 'technical' in some circles, but more likely due to short-covering. The broad market, however, was marginally firm, recording 226 rises versus 139 falls, excluding derivatives. Turnover was a moderate 1.9 billion... more

THE tiredness exhibited by the local market on Wednesday proved to be a precursor of things to come as prices fell yesterday across-the-board. Weighed down by weakness in Hong Kong and by expectations of a soft Thursday for Wall Street, the Straits Times Index finished 17.24 points down at 2,913.25, with the broad market recording 256 falls versus 190 rises, excluding derivatives. In the previous … more

THERE was very little to distinguish yesterday’s session from Tuesday’s – the Straits Times Index (STI) rose, the broad market was mixed, volume was low and dealers who decided not to go on vacation spent the whole day wondering if perhaps they had made the wrong decision.
Other features reminiscent not just of Tuesday but also of previous days included a relatively heavier concentration of effort… more

A PUSH on the banks helped the Straits Times Index yesterday rise 14.22 points to 2,707.6 in a tepid session that saw the broad market record 163 rises against 218 falls excluding derivatives.
The softness was not overly surprising given that the index had already risen sharply on Monday ahead of the US rally which meant that it made sense for investors to sell into strength yesterday. Providing a… more

THE Straits Times Index yesterday spent the whole day in negative territory but ended a nett 9.26 points higher at 2,672.57 thanks mainly to programme buying in the final hour of trading, ahead of an expected rise on Wall Street that was probably motivated by expectations that better-than-expected economic figures were to be released.
The broad market however, did not enjoy the same late flurry of… more