Regional plays in focus with director activity and a Myanmar debutant
THE five trading sessions spanning Jan 5 to 11 saw the Straits Times Index (STI) add 0.3 per cent. This brought its 2018 return (through to Jan 11) to 3.2 per cent, compared to an average 2.8 per cent return for the benchmarks of Japan, Hong Kong and Australia.
Constituents that led the STI over the five sessions included Thai Beverage PCL, CapitaLand and Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings.
On Jan 5, Memories Group became the first Myanmar-based tourism company with a unique Integrated Tourism Platform to be listed in Singapore.
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