SINGAPORE (May 11): Investors’ optimism was apparent as financial markets took on a positive turn to kick start the week. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) edged up 12.54 to 2604.42 as of mid day.
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As the number of Covid-19 cases among the community remains low, the government indicated that there will be gradual opening up of businesses from May 12 onwards.
Investors were also cautiously optimistic on local banks following the release of their 1Q2020 results over the last week.
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Amid the uncertainty stemming from Covid-19, as well as the fallout from the Hin Leong collapse on local banks, The Edge Singapore is keeping track of the component stocks on STI, a capitalisation-weighted stock market index that tracks the performance of the top 30 companies listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX).
This valuation table will be updated at noon on Monday each week.
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