In what had been one of the worst month in the global markets in recent times, the STI dipped below 3000 points briefly during the month before closing strongly at 3018 points. But still, the closing level is much lower than last month. Technology related stocks were among the biggest losers, especially those with exposure to China manufacturing plants. The usual concerns of interest rate, trade tensions and the falling US markets contributed to our market weakness.

For this month, I have attended the following AGMs/EGMs/briefing - Chuan Hup, CapitaLand Mall Trust, Spindex and Tai Sin.

For my top 30 holdings, Wheelock Properties dropped out of the list after it had been delisted from SGX following the close of their buyout offer by its controlling shareholder. I had subsequently executed my Sales Right after delisting. Best World did well after some buying from institutional investors ahead of their 3Q18 results. ...