Top 5 performers on FTSE-ST Small-Cap Index average 36% YTD return
Singapore
THE five best-performing stocks on the FTSE ST Small-Cap Index averaged a year-to-date return of 35.5 per cent as at July 11. This takes their average 12-month total return to 28.6 per cent, going by a market update report from the Singapore Exchange.
The FTSE ST Small-Cap Index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalisation-weighted index. It represents the performance of small-cap companies that trade on SGX and meet certain eligibility criteria. The five best-performing constituents of the index are China Sunshine Chemical, BreadTalk, Japfa, Tianjin Zhongxin Pharmaceutical and HRnetGroup. They operate in the materials, consumers and healthcare sectors.
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