Straits Times Index

Jardine Matheson leads the gainers on Singapore’s blue-chip index

Singapore-listed companies should be pushed to become globally relevant in the same manner that the banks were encouraged to merge

Across the broader market, losers outnumber gainers 365 to 226, after 1.2 billion securities worth S$2.1 billion change hands

The index has tended to rally after a European triumph and fall after a South American victory

Hongkong Land leads the gainers on the blue-chip index

These include UOB, OCBC and Jardine Matheson

The blue-chip index is up 1.2%, with Hongkong Land leading the gainers

Across the broader market, gainers outnumber losers 350 to 221

Gainers outnumber losers 332 to 237 across the broader market