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Smart Thought Of The Week: Confusing
By The Smart Investor  •  February 20, 2023
Are we in a bull market or have the bears got the upper hand? It’s kind of hard to tell. Over the last 12 months, the Dow Jones Industrial Index has hardly budged an inch. On February 2022, the US benchmark index stood at 33,115 points. One year later, it is at around 33,801. Here in Asia, the Straits Times Index was 3,420 points one year ago. Today, it is around 3,316 points. In Malaysia, the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index was 1,580 points 12 months ago. Currently, it is around 1,476 points. And in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index was 23,726 points in February 2022. Today it is 20,662. Interestingly, despite the lack of movement in the Dow, it has fallen to as low as 28,575 points over the 12-month period. But it has also been as high as 35,295 points. So, probably the best way to describe the market is that it has been range bound. Some have even suggested that it could remain that way for some time....
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By The Smart Investor
The Smart Investor is co-founded by David Kuo, Joanna Sng, and Chin Hui Leong. The company was formed in late 2019 from the ashes of the Motley Fool Singapore. The Smart Investor believes that everybody can learn how to invest, smartly. We aim to educate people on how to invest smartly by providing investing education, stock commentary and market coverage for Singapore and around the world.
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