By: Derek Lim The new revamped STI index will be launched tomorrow. The new index will be slimed down to 30 stocks. Some notable companies that have been removed include Creative Technology, Venture Corp and Chartered Semiconductor, either for failing to meet the minimum market cap requirement or because their shares were not sufficiently liquid over the past year. It comes at no surprise as the electronics sector once the pillar of our economy growth is now past its prime. In their place come two hugely popular China stocks - Yangzijiang Shipbuilding and property firm Yanlord, together with SIA Engineering and commodities/palm oil firm Wilmar International. New STI Index

CAPITALAND

CAPITAMALL TRUST

CITY DEVELOPMENTS

COSCO CORP SINGAPORE

DBS GROUP HOLDINGS

FRASER AND NEAVE

GENTING INTERNATIONAL

HONG KONG LAND

JARDINE CYCLE & CARRIAGE

JARDINE STRATEGIC

KEPPEL CORP

KEPPEL LAND

NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES

NOBLE GROUP

OLAM INTERNATIONAL

OVERSEAS CHINESE BANKING

SEMBCORP INDUSTRIES

SEMBCORP MARINE

SIA ENGINEERING*

SINGAPORE AIRLINES

SINGAPORE EXCHANGE

SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS

SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES ENGINEERING

SINGAPORE TELECOM

STARHUB

THAI BEVERAGE

UNITED OVERSEAS BANK

WILMAR INTERNATIONAL*

YANGZIJIANG SHIPBLDG HLDGS*

YANLORD LAND GROUP* *New Stocks

Websites to show the real time values of revamped STI index. SPH - btstocks.asiaone.com/keyIndices.html SGX - www.sgx.com NextView - www.investasiaonline.com ShareInvestor - www.shareinvestor.com and www.listedcompany.com The new STI will start from the old STI's closing figure the day before the launch, ensuring a seamless transition. Today, STI managed to close above the 3300 critical support and if the Dow stays positive tonight, expect a rousing start to the new index.