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Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.64%

Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.64%

UOB led the gains at 1.13%. The Straits Times Index ended 20.11 or 0.64% higher at 3,166.29. The top active stocks were DBS, which grew 0.57%, UOB...

Share buybacks hit 9 month high of $131.1m in May

DBS led the buyback spree after re-purchasing $65.68m worth of their shares. Buyback considerations more than tripled to $133.1m in May from $35.1m...

Dividend yields of companies linked to Asia's wealthiest family empires outpace benchmark STI

Their dividend yields hover between 7.1-7.7% compared to 4% for the STI.

SGX launches options contract on global pricing benchmark for natural rubber

SGX SICOM TSR 20 is based on the TSR 20 (FOB) Futures contract.

Top five STI stocks averaged total YTD return of 20.4%

ThaiBev, who was the fourth least-performing stock in 2018, now posted the best total return of 27.2%.