Top 3 healthcare stocks average 64% gain in 2016

Singapore

THE three best-performing stocks in the healthcare sector year-to-date are Singapore Medical Group, Singapore O&G and Health Management International, with the trio averaging a 64 per cent gain as at Thursday's market close, compared to a 44 per cent decline for the three worst-performing healthcare counters.

Singapore Medical Group, a private specialist and primary healthcare provider, recorded in August an average daily turnover that was up more than 100 times year-on-year to S$5.9 million, said a Singapore Exchange (SGX) My Gateway report written by its market strategist Geoff Howie.