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SGX Healthcare Index outperforms STI

Total return of 21.4% in six months, against STI's 0.1376%

Published Fri, Jul 3, 2015 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) Healthcare Index outpeformed the Straits Times Index (STI) by more than 20 percentage points for the January to June period.

The healthcare index, which now comprises 29 stocks, generated a total return of 21.4 per cent for the half-year period, while Bloomberg data showed that the STI generated a total return of 0.1376 per cent.

Healthcare companies listed on the SGX-computed index span across several sub-industries, including healthcare equipment, healthcare supplies, hea…