STI ended May at around 3117 points, erasing almost all the gains built up since the start of the year. Bad news were all over the place. Escalation of trade tension between US and China, Brexit issues, Huawei issues, poor economic data etc were some of the news that surfaced this month. STI index stocks were mostly sold down, with banks being the main laggard. Technology stocks were also being sold down. The statement - Sell in May and go away, seems to applicable again this year.

For this month, I have attended the following AGMs/EGMs/briefing - Delfi, UOB International Growth Fund and Low Keng Huat.

For my top 30 holdings, Best World had been removed from the list after the stock had been suspended, pending outcome of its special audit. Keppel T&T is also out of the list after it had been acquired by the offeror via Scheme of Arrangement. New

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