Because of their sheer size, the 30 companies of the STI make up more than half of the
market capitalisation of Singapore’s stock market. Like the stock market, these companies
are diverse in terms of their geographical reach, relevant business sectors and the years
that they have been serving us with products and services.
During the year, the STI held most of the relative strong gains of 2012 and had generated a
total return of 2.6% (including dividends) as of the Friday close.
Five best performing STI stocks
The five strongest stocks of the Straits Times Index (STI) in the 2013 year up to Friday each
represented a different sector. This was different from 2012, where four of the five best
performing stocks for that year represented the Real Estate sector. Hence, the diversity
element of the stock market was a highlight of the year.
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