Among the 30 constituent stocks, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding was the biggest advancer. The counter gained 2.7 per cent or 2.5 Singapore cents to close at 94.5 Singapore cents on Monday. With 44.9 million shares traded over the course of the day, it was also the most heavily traded STI stock.
On the other end of the spectrum, Hongkong Land was the biggest constituent decliner. The counter shed 0.72 per cent or US$0.03 to close at US$4.16. The biggest decliner on the broader market was Jardine Matheson Holdings, which lost 0.3 per cent or US$0.17 to US$55.35. The trio of glove makers were among the decliners. Top Glove fell 3.7 per cent or S$0.08 to S$2.07 on an ex-dividend basis; Riverstone Holdings lost 5.1 per cent or S$0.06 to S$1.11, while UG Healthcare shed 4 per cent or 2.5 Singapore cents to finish the day at 59.5 cents.
The trio of lenders ended the day mixed. DBS fell 0.2 per cent or S$0.04 to S$25.13, while UOB lost 0.1 per cent or S$0.03 to S$22.68. OCBC, however, inched up 0.1 per cent or S$0.01 to S$10.07.For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to