To The Moon

The $Straits Times Index(STI.SI)$ weekly declined 0.95% and closed at 5,688.96 (as of August 21st, 2026), as strength in gold proxies, Thai transport, and Chinese tech SDRs partially offset broader market weakness. The index held above the 5,650 level amid safe-haven flows into precious metals.

The week is light on earnings but active on corporate actions — three ex-dividend dates ( $Bumitama Agri(P8Z.SI)$ , $Haw Par(H02.SI)$ , $Genting Sing(G13.SI)$ ) and the $SIA(C6L.SI)$ dividend payout on Friday are the main stock-specific events.

On the macro side, Singapore CPI (Mon) and GDP final (Tue) are the key domestic prints to watch. The SGX regulatory front remains dynamic with the recent rights-issue cap increase and the new Nasdaq dual-listing framework now live.

Top Sectors last week:

Gold (+21.41%) led on safe-haven demand and precious-metals momentum. Advertising (+18.23%) surged on digital marketing recovery. Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods (+14.81%) advanced on China consumer-spending stabilization, while Health Care Distributors (+11.99%) tracked resilient pharmaceutical demand.

10 Popular Stocks of Last Week:

• $Airports TH TH SDR1to1(TATD.SI)$ +7.80% — The Thai airport operator's SDR rallied on tourism recovery optimism and resilient passenger traffic.

• $Xiaomi HK SDR 2to1(HXXD.SI)$ +7.8% — The consumer electronics and EV player's SDR surged on EV delivery momentum and AIoT ecosystem expansion.

• $PetroCN HK SDR 1to2(HPCD.SI)$ +6.84% — The oil major's SDR advanced on firm Brent crude and OPEC+ supply discipline.

• $Sembcorp Ind(U96.SI)$ +5.52% — The utilities and urban solutions provider gained on energy transition tailwinds.

• $GLD SG$(GSD.SI)$ +4.63% — The SGD-denominated gold ETF tracked the yellow metal higher on safe-haven demand.

• $GLD US$(O87.SI)$ +5.36% — The USD-denominated gold ETF advanced alongside firm bullion prices.

• $Bank of CN HK SDR 1to1(HBND.SI)$ +3.49% — The Chinese state-owned bank's SDR rose on defensive positioning and attractive dividend yield.

• $YZJ Shipbldg SGD(BS6.SI)$ +3.03% — The Chinese shipbuilder extended its rally on strong order-book momentum.

• $ZICO Hldgs(40W.SI)$ +3.64% — The agribusiness giant advanced on resilient food-products demand.

• $CityDev(C09.SI)$ +2.36% — The property developer edged up on Singapore residential market stability.

Performance is subjected to market volatility

Corporate Actions — Dividends & Ex-Dates for the comming week

Note: SIA's total payout fell to S$0.37 from S$0.40 a year ago, with headline net profit down 57.4% YoY due to the absence of a one-off Vistara gain

Regulatory & Market Structure Updates

Singapore Macro Data (SingStat / MAS) for the Coming Week

Bottom Line

• Earnings: SGX is in the tail end of reporting season. No STI heavyweights this week; focus shifts to smaller caps on Wed/Thu.

• Macro: Singapore's own data takes center stage — CPI (Mon), GDP final (Tue), and IPI (Wed) are the key prints. The US PCE and GDP on Wednesday will also set the tone for global risk appetite heading into the final week of August.

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