On 19/Jan, Singapore shares end lower Wednesday as investors wait for more economic data from Beijing which give hints if China would continue to tighten monetary policy to cool down economic growth.

STI ended lower at 3241.96 (0.2%) with LOW VOL of 1.72 billion shares traded compared with 1.60 billion shares Tuesday. In the broader market, gainers outnumbered losers 316 to 226. Although STI ended in negative region today but gainers beat losers in overall market indicates that traders remain bullish ahead of the Thursday’s China 4Q GDP announcement.

Headline in STI

Before market close

CapitaCommercial Trust (C61U.SG) 4Q DPU rose to 1.94 Singapore cents compared with DPU of 1.88 Singapore cents a year earlier.

Singapore Exchange (SGX) plan to launch the world’s fastest trading engine named as SGX Reach on Aug 15.

After market close

M1 Ltd. (B2F.SG), 4Q net profit ...