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STI at 5,000 and beyond

Kwan Wei Kevin Tan and Felicia Tan
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan and Felicia Tan • 21 min read
STI at 5,000 and beyond
The Straits Times Index passed the 5,000-point mark on Feb 12, 2026, less than a year after it crossed 4,000 points on March 28, 2025. Photo: Bloomberg
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At the halfway mark this year, the STI has not just crossed 5,000 points but is also halfway to the next milestone of 6,000. Here’s how it got here and market watchers explain where it could go next.

When private investor Goh Guan Siong started his investing journey, he used to check Singapore’s blue-chip-heavy Straits Times Index (STI) daily to gauge where the market was headed.

“In the past, I thought that having more information and more news meant I could do better,” says Guan Siong, who focuses on undervalued small- and mid-cap stocks. “But over time, I realised that the more we know, the more noise we receive, and this noise actually corrupts our investment process.”

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