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DBS, OCBC, UOB are weighing down the STI

Weaker economic activity and peaking interest rates could reverse the big profitability gains charted by the three banks

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Ben Paul

Ben Paul

Published Mon, Dec 11, 2023 · 05:00 AM
    • One reason the local banks are lagging the STI is central banks are expected to cut interest rates as growth and inflation ease.
    • One reason the local banks are lagging the STI is central banks are expected to cut interest rates as growth and inflation ease. PHOTO: BT FILE

    IT HAS been a pretty good few weeks for stocks. The S&P 500 index has bounced 11.8 per cent from its Oct 27 low, thanks in part to a significant pullback in 10-year US Treasury bond yields from a peak of 5 per cent.

    The Straits Times Index (STI), however, is up only 1.9 per cent from its Oct 23 low – no thanks to the three Singapore banks, which account for nearly half the local benchmark index.

    DBS has fallen 4.3 per cent since Oct 23, making it the worst-performing component of the STI during the nearly seven-week period. OCBC and UOB have slipped 0.5 per cent and 0.1 per cent, respectively.

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