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A tale of seven stocks and the 8% rise in the FSTI Index from 5 February to 11 April 2014
By Kevin Scully-Financial Blog  •  April 15, 2014
A tale of seven stocks and the 8% rise in the FSTI Index from 5 February to 11 April 2014 Tuesday, 15 April, 2014  10:23 AM
Posted by Kevin Scully

 Yesterday I received an email from the SGX indicating that the "Singapore benchmark beat US, Hong Kong & Japan in year-to-date".  I did some checking and realised that from the 5 of Ferbruary 2014 to the 11 of April 2014, the FSSTI Index had risen some 8% or 238 points.  There were more gains yesterday and today.  The chart of the FSSTI below shows the strong gains seen over the last two months while the table below shows that Singapore is now one of the better performing markets in Asia but still below its regional peers..

 

I did a bit more research on the 8% rise in the FSSTI over that period see below:

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By Kevin Scully-Financial Blog
Kevin began his working life in the regional and economics division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He then moved to the private sector analyzing equities before venturing out to start NRA Capital. After 25 years of watching stocks and living through financial disarray during the Pan Electric Crisis, the 1987 Crash, the Barings debacle, the Gulf War, Asian financial crisis - what can sub-prime do but add another scar to already bruised wounds. Ever since starting his blog, Kevin has been enthusiastically giving his personal views on the market. He discusses about equities, the market turmoil, and the broad economy.
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