STI ended February weaker, with STI down around 3% this month. Again, interest rate had been a concern to the market, with investors now expecting a faster than expected pace of hike to tame inflationary pressures going forward. Interest rate is also expected to remain higher for longer. For my top 30 holdings this month, it had been a busy month. There were quite a few companies reporting this month and it is still ongoing as some have yet to report their full-year financial results at the time of writing. Samudera Shipping, Hong Leong Finance, Sing Investment & Finance, Bonvests, Hotel Properties, Far East Orchard, LHT and Sembcorp Industries all declared higher dividend payouts. New entry Delfi also reported with a higher dividend payout and a set of result that beats market expectations. More muted results were reported by iFAST, Singapura Finance and EnGro. Global Testing meanwhile, did a lower capital reduction payout as compared