Friday, August 31, 2018

Daily Summary 31 Aug 18

European bourses and Dow closed down last night.  Dow was -138 a 25987.
Trend of Dow is still looking up.  European bourses opened down.

Asian bourses closed mostly down.  Nikkei -14, ShanghaiC -12, Hangseng
-305.  STI closed -8 at 3218.  Volume was 2.3b shares.  Gainers were 177 to
200 losers.

Trend of STI is looking down.

Top volumes were KeppelDCReit -5, BlackGoldNatural +1, NicoSteel -0.1,
GoldenAgri +1, CacheLogTrust -0.5, RexIntl -0.1, ThaiBev -0.5, HPHTrust
+0.5, SingTel -3, AnchorResources +0.5, AlliedTech +0.3.

STI opened slightly down but was flat by mid morning. It closed for lunch
marginally down. After lunch it stayed that way till mid morning when it
slid down a little bit more to close at -8.

European bourses and Dow's future are down at this moment in time

Thursday, August 30, 2018

Daily Summary 30 Aug 18

European bourses closed mixed last night.  Dow closed +61 at 26125.  Trend
of Dow is up.  European bourses opened down.

Asian bourses closed mostly down.  Nikkei +25, ShanghaiC -32, Hangseng
-260.  STI closed -18 at 3226. Volume was 2.2b shares. Gainers were 144 to
210 losers.

Trend of STI is weakening.

Top volumes were RexIntl +0.6, RichCapital unchanged, Ezion -0.1, SingTel
+6, Genting -1, Noble +0.3, Jiutian +0.1, YZJ +2, HPHTrust -0.5,
FalconEnergy +0.1

STI opened slightly up but started to turn negative after half an hour of
trading. It continued to slide down to close near day low for lunch, -25
points. After lunch it stayed at that level till mid afternoon before
pulling back some losses to close near day low at -18.

Blue chips were slightly weaker.  The general market was down.

European bourses and Dow's future are down at this moment.

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Daily Summary 29 Aug 18


European bourses closed mixed last night.  Dow was +14 at 26064.  Trend of
Dow is up.  European bourses opened mixed.

Asian bourses closed mixed.  Nikkei +41, ShanghaiC -9, Hangseng +65.  STI
closed -7 at 3241.  Volume was 1.3b shares.  Gainers were 164 to 171
losers.

Trend of STI is turning up slightly.

Top volumes were NicoSteel unchanged, RexIntl +1, Ezion +0.3, ThaiBev +1,
AusGroup +0.3, FalconEnergy +0.2, Genting +1, KrisEnergy +0.2, CWX +0.1.

STI opened slightly up but fell to negative after an hour of trading. It
then recovered slightly to close slightly positive for lunch.  After lunch
it hung on marginally up for a couple of hours before sliding down. It fell
further in the last hour to close near day low at -7.

Blue chips were slightly weaker.  The general market was mixed.

European bourses at still mixed at this moment while Dow's future is
slightly up.

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Daily Summary 28 Aug 18

European bourses and Dow were up last night.  Dow closed +259 at 26050.
Trend of Dow is turning up again.  European bourses opened up.

Asian bourses closed mostly up.  Nikkei +22, ShanghaiC -3, Hangseng +80.
STI closed +22 at 3248.  Volume was 1.3b shares.  Gainers were 178 to 195
losers.

Trend of STI is turning up.

Top volumes were NicoSteel +0.1, Noble -2.1, ThaiBev -1.5, RexIntl +2.1,
RichCapital +0.1, DISA unchanged, AlliedTech -0.2, YZJ +0.1, Ezion
unchanged. GoldenAgri unchanged.

STI opened up and reached a morning high at 3263 before closing slightly
lower for lunch. After lunch it slid down slightly and a bit more after mid
afternoon to close at -22.

Blue chips were mixed.  The general market was slightly weaker.

European bourses and Dow's future are up at this moment.

Monday, August 27, 2018

Daily Summary 27 Aug 18


European bourses and Dow were up last night. Dow closed +133 at 25790.
Trend of Dow is inching back up.  European bourses opened up.

Asian bourses closed mostly higher.  Nikkei +208, ShanghaiC +51, Hangseng
+599.  STI closed +13 at 3226.  Volume was 1.1b shares.  Gainers were 196
to 161 losers.

Trend of STI is trying to turn up.

Top volumes were NicoSteel -0.1, ThaiBev unchanged, YZJ +1, SingTel -1,
Genting unchanged, GoldenAgri unchanged, Oceanus +0.1, Jiutian -0.2,
NamCheong -0.5, Ezion unchanged.

STI opened slightly up and then moved up higher. It stayed at +20 points
for the rest of the morning session. After lunch it held on to its position
but subsequently slid down after mid afternoon to closed slightly up but
near day low.

Blue chips were mostly green and the general market was also a bit firmer.

European bourses and Dow's future are up at this moment.

Friday, August 24, 2018

Daily Summary 24 Aug 18

European bourses down slightly last night.  Dow was -77 at 15657.  Trend of
Dow is flattening.  European bourses opened up.

Asian bourses closed mixed.  Nikkei +183, ShanghaiC +5, Hangseng -119.  STI
closed -35 at 3215.  Volume was 1.2b shares.  Gainers were 135 to 233
losers.

Trend of STI is slipping down.

Top volumes were Noble -0.5, SingTel -8, HPHTrust -0.5, NicoSteel
unchanged, Genting -2, ThaiBev -1.5, NamCheong +0.1, YZJ -1, Jiutian -0.1,
Ezion -2.

STI opened slightly down and then slid down further before recovering to
close for lunch -16 points.  After lunch it slid further down after an hour
of trading to close at day low at -35.

Blue chips were mostly in the red.  The general market was also weaker.

European bourses and Dow's future are up at this moment.

Thursday, August 23, 2018

Daily Summary 23 Aug 18

European bourses closed up last night.  Dow closed -89 at 25759.  Trend of
Dow is still looking up.  European bourses opened up.

Asian bourses closed mixed.  Nikkei -56, ShanghaiC +10, Hangseng -137.  STI
closed +53 at 3253.  Volume was 1.5b shares.  Gainers were 194 to 172
losers.

Trend of STI is levelling after today's gain.

Top volumes were SingTel +20, Noble +0.9, Genting +3, ThaiBev +1.5,
NicoSteel unchanged, YZJ +5, Ezion +0.1, FalconEnergy +0.2, NamCheong +0.5,
AEM +2.5.

STI opened up and moved higher to close for lunch +46 points.  After lunch
it stayed at this level for most part of the afternoon only to move up
slightly higher at the last hour. It closed near day high at +53.

Blue chips were mostly higher.  The general market was also firmer.

European bourses and Dow's future are up at this moment.

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Daily Summary 21 Aug 18


European bourses and Dow's future were up last night.  Dow closed +89 at
25759.  Trend of Dow is up.  European bourses opened mixed.

Asian bourses closed mostly up.  Nikkei +42, ShanghaiC +35, Hangseng +155.
STI closed -5 at 3200.  Volume was 1.1b shares.  Gainers were 164 to 185
losers.

Trend of STI is down.

Top volumes were Noble +6.5, AEM -17, Genting unchanged, UMS +4.5,
NicoSteel unchanged, ThaiBev -1, Ezion unchanged, YZJ -1, SingTel -1,
CapitaComTrust -1.

STI opened down but moved up to close slightly up for lunch.  After lunch
it stayed slightly positive for most part of the day only to slide a bit
down to close -5 points.

Blue chips were firmer but the general market was weaker.

European bourses are still mixed at this moment while Dow's future is up.

Tomorrow is Hari Raya holiday.

Monday, August 20, 2018

Daily Summary 20 Aug 18

European bourses closed mixed on Friday.  Dow closed +111 at 25669.  Trend
of Dow is looking up.  European bourses opened up.

Asian bourses closed mostly up.  Nikkei -71, ShanghaiC +29, Hangseng +385.
STI closed -7 at 3202.  Volume was 1.3b shares.  Gainers were 185 to 177
losers.

Trend of STI is looking down.

Top volumes were ThaiBev +0.5, NicoSteel unchanged, AEM +12.5, Oceanus
unchanged, GoldenAgri unchanged, Ezion -0.1, CapitaComtrust +3, YJZ +1,
SingTel -2.

STI opened marginally up and moved up a bit more to close slightly positive
for lunch. After lunch it drifted down throught the afternoon session to
close at day low at -7.

Blue chips closed slightly firmer. The general market was mixed.

European bourses and Dow's future are up at this moment.

Friday, August 17, 2018

Daily Summary 17 Aug 18

European bourses and Dow were firmly up last night.  Dow closed +396 at
25559.  Trend of Dow is seeing a first break up.  European bourses opened
mixed.

Asian bourses closed mostly up.  Nikkei +88, ShanghaiC -36, Hangseng +113.
STI closed -2 at 3210. Volume was 980m shares.  Gainers were 185 to 171
losers.

Trend of STI is down.

Top volumes were ThaiBev -2, Genting +1, Ezion -0.1, YZJ -2, SingTel
unchanged, AlliedTech unchanged, AEM +6.5, GoldenAgri +0.5, AcesianPartners
unchanged, CWX unchanged.

STI opened up but started to slide down after an hour of trading. It closed
for lunch still +18 points. After lunch it continued to slide down to close
near day low at -2 after a last minute pulled back.

Blue chips saw more gainers than losers. The general market was mixed.

European bourses and Dow's future are up at this moment.

Thursday, August 16, 2018

Daily Summary 16 Aug 18

European bourses and Dow were down last night.  Dow closed -138 at 25162.
Trend of Dow is going down.  European bourses open firmly up.

Asian bourses were mostly down.  Nikkei +9, ShanghaiC -17, Hangseng -224.
STI closed -16 at 3218.  Volume was 1.5b shares.  Gainers were 148 to 232
losers.

Trend of STI is down.

Top volumes were Oceanus unchanged, YZJ +4, AEM +4.5, ThaiBev -1.5, Ezion
-0.1, Genting -1, SingTel +2, HoeLeong unchanged, NicoSteel +0.1,
CapitaMallTrust unchanged.

STI opened down but moved up to morning high at -4 by mid morning. It then
slipped down slightly to closed -18 points. After lunch it stayed at the
same level till mid morning when it slid further down to close near day low
at -16.

Blue chips were mostly in the red while the general market was down with
loser slightly more than gainers.

European bourses and Dow's future are up at this moment.

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Daily Summary 15 Aug 18


European bourses closed flat and mixed last night.  Dow closed +112 at
25300.  Trend of Dow is looking down a bit.  European bourses opened up.

Asian bourses closed mostly down.  Nikkei -148, ShanghaiC -57, Hangseng
-429.  STI closed -14 at 3229.  Volume was 1.4b shares.  Gainers were 174
to 218 losers.

Trend of STI is down.

Top volumes were ThaiBev -2, Ezion -0.1, AEM +5, Genting -2, DISA +0.1,
Jiutian -0.2, YZJ -2, SingTel +3, GoldenAgri unchanged, CapitaMallTrust +2.

STI opened flat but fell and hit day low by mid morning at 3218.  It
recovered some ground to close marginally down for lunch. After lunch it
stayed at this level for most part of the afternoon only to slip a bit more
in the last hour of trading to close -14 at 3229.

Blue chips were slightly weaker.  The general market was down.

European bourses are up at this moment but Dow's future is down.

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Daily Summary 14 Aug 18

European bourses and Dow were down last night. Dow closed -125 at 25188.
Trend of Dow is down.  European bourses opened up.

Asian bourses closed mixed. Nikkei +471, ShanghaiC -5, Hangseng -184.  STI
closed-2 at 3243.  Volume was 1.8b shares.  Gainers were 191 to 186 losers.

Trend of STI is down.

Top volumes were JasperInv unchanged, Ezion +0.3, ThaiBev unchanged, DISA
unchanged, YJ +3, Noble unchanged, Genting +1, STEngineering -3, SingTel
unchanged, Wilmar +12.

STI opened flat but slipped to negative after half an hour. It closed
marginally down for lunch.  After lunch it started to turn up slightly and
was marginally up by mid morning. It slipped slightly back down to close
-3.

Blue chips were firmer. The general market was mixed.

European bourses and Dow are up at this moment.

Monday, August 13, 2018

Daily Summary 13 Aug 18

European bourses and Dow closed down on Friday.  Dow closed -196 at 25313.
Trend of Dow is turning down.  European bourses opened down.

Asian bourses closed mostly down.  Nikkei -414, ShanghaiC -9, Hangseng
-430.  STI closed -31 at 3254.  Volume was 2.2b shares.  Gainers were 157
to 248 losers.

Trend of STI is starting to go down.

Top volumes were ThaiBev -2, YZJ +4, MDR -0.1, CWX unchanged, SingTel -8,
Jasper unchanged, Ezion +0.1, Genting -2, SweeHong -0.1, CapitaComTrust
unchanged.

STI opened down and fell further to close at morning low. After lunch it
moved up a little and was at opening level by mid afternoon. It then fell
back again to close just off the day low at -31.

European bourses were mostly down. The general market was also down.

European bourses and Dow's future at this moment are down.

Friday, August 10, 2018

Daily Summary 10 Aug 18

European bourses closed mixed yesterday.  Dow closed -75 at 25509. Trend of
Dow is still looking a bit up.  European bourses opened down.

Asian bourses closed mostly down.  Nikkei -283, ShanghaiC +1, Hangseng
-241.  STI closed -40 at 3287.  Volume was 1.8b shares. Gainers were 154 to
224 losers.

Trend of STI is drifting down again.

Top volumes were AdvanceSCT unchanged, Eion +0.2, YZJ unchanged, ICP -01,
ThaiBev -2, CapitaComTrust -3, SingTel -6, CapitaLand +1, Oceanus
unchanged.

STI opened down and stayed down for the whole day. It hit a day low after
half an hour to 3273. It then recovered to stay at the same level for the
rest of the session at about -35/40 points before closing at -40 points.

Blue chips were mostly in the red.  The general market was also weaker.

European bourses and Dow's future are down at this moment.

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Daily Summary 8 Aug 18

European bourses and Dow closed up last night.  Dow closed +127 at 25629.
Trend of Dow is up.  European bourses opened mixed.

Asian bourses closed mixed.  Nikkei -3, ShanghaiC -34, Hangseng +110.  STI
closed -14 at 3326.  Volume was 1.8b shares.  Gainers were 145 to 211
losers.

Trend of STI is slightly up.

Top volumes were YZJ +8, ThaiBev -1.5, Genting unchanged, MDR unchanged,
Capitaland +4, Ezion -0.1, SingTel unchanged, HPHTrust unchanged, Synagie
IPO closed at 27.5, SingPost -3.

STI opened flat but slipped down quickly to negative before pulling back a
bit after mid morning to close off the morning low.  After lunch it slid
down slightly but recovered to close near day low at -14.

Blue chips were slightly weaker. The general market was down.

European bourses are still mixed at this moment while Dow's future is a bit
up.

Tomorrow is holiday.

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Daily Summary 7 Aug 18


European bourses closed mixed and flat last night.  Dow closed +40 at
25502. Trend of Dow is looking up. European bourses opened firmly up.

Asian bourses closed mostly up.  Nikkei +148, ShanghaiC +74, Hangseng +429.
STI closed +59 at 3345.  Volume was 2b shares.  Gainers were 231 to 145
losers.

Trend of STI is turning up.

Top volumes were Genting -1, ThaiBev unchanged, Ezion +0.1, GoldenAgri
+0.5, YZJ +3, AEM +3, CapitaMallTrust +4, SingTel +3, SuntecReit +5,
CapitaLand +12.

STI opened up and continued to climb throughout the day. It closed at
morning high and moved up higher after lunch. It hit day high at 3348 by
mid afternoon only to pull back slightly to close at 3345.

Blue chips were mostly green. The general market was firmer.

European bourses and Dow's future are up at this moment.

Monday, August 6, 2018

Daily Summary 6 Aug 18


European bourses and Dow closed up on Friday.  Dow closed +136 at 25463.
Trend of Dow is holding on to its uptrend.  European bourses opened mixed.

Asian bourses closed mixed.  Nikkei -11, ShanghaiC -35, Hangseng +143.  STI
closed +17 at 3283.  Volume was 1.9b shares.  Gainers were 162 to 181
losers.

Trend of STI is still looking down.

Top volumes were Genting -10, ThaiBev -2.5, YZJ -3, Jiutian +0.2, AEM -4,
AusGroup +0.4, ThomsonMed -0.1, GoldenAgri unchanged, SingPost -2,
AlliedTech -0.4.

STI opened up and reached a day high of 3305 by mid morning. It retreated
to close about 10 points from this level. After lunch it moved up a little
but slid back at mid afternoon to close slightly up at +3.

Blue chips were slightly firmer but the general market was slightly weaker.

European bourses and Dow's future are down at this moment.

Friday, August 3, 2018

Daily Summary 3 Aug 18

European bourses were down last night. Dow closed -8 at 25326.  Trend of
Dow is in early stage of turning down.  European bourses opened up.

Asian bourses closed mixed and relatively flat.  Nikkei +13, ShanghaiC -27,
Hangseng -38.  STI closed -20 at 3266.  Volume was 1.7b shares.  Gainers
were 138 to 235 losers.

Trend of STI is turning down.

Top volumes were Ezion unchanged, CapitaLand -3, Genting -3, GoldenAgri
unchanged, SingPost -3, Ntegrator +0.1, Vallianz unchanged, ThomsonMed
+0.2, ThaiBev unchanged, YZJ -1.5.

STI opened up but turned negative after half an hour of trading. It closed
slightly down for lunch. After lunch it slipped down gradually to close at
day low at -20.

Blue chips were weaker and so was the general market.

European bourses are up at this moment while Dow's future is slightly down.

Thursday, August 2, 2018

Daily Summary 2 Aug 18

European bourses and Dow were down last night.  Trend of Dow is starting to
turn down. European bourses opened down.

Asian bourses fell sharply.  Nikkei -243, ShanghaiC -57, Hangseng -626.
STI closed -41 at 3288.  Volume was 1.8b shares.  Gainers 114 to 243
losers.

Trend of STI turning down.

Top volumes were Ezion -0.5, Genting -1, Jiutian +0.1, SingTel -1,
GoldenAgri unchanged, ThomsonMed -0.2, ThaiBev unchanged, CapitaLand -4,
YZJ unchanged, YZJ unchanged, AEM -1.5.

STI opened flat but fell to negative after an hour of trading. It closed
for lunch losing about 40 points. After lunch it stayed at this level for
the rest of the afternoon, only to close near day low at -41..

Blue chips were mostly in the red.  The general market was down with gainer
loser ration at 1:2.

European bourses and Dow's future are down at this moment

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Daily Summary 1 Aug 18

European bourses and Dow were up last night.  Trend of Dow is up.  European
bourses opened mixed.

Asian bourses closed mixed.  Nikkei +193, ShanghaiC -52, Hangseng -242.
STI closed +10 at 3330.  Volume was 1.5b shares.  Gainers were 159 to 220
losers.

Trend of STI is up.

Top volumes were Ezion -0.2, AEM -24.5, Genting -1, AlliedTech -0.4,
Blumont +0.1, GoldenAgri unchanged, SingPost +4, YZJ -2, SingTel +1,
ThaiBev +2.

STI opened up but slipped quickly to negative. It moved back up by mid
morning to close marginally up for lunch.  After lunch it inched up a
little more and closed off day high at +10.

Blue chips closed mixed. The general market was slightly weaker.

European bourses are mixed at this moment while Dow is slightly down.