Singapore stocks rise amid mixed regional trading; STI up 0.3%
Thai Beverage leads the blue-chip gainers with a 2.3% or S$0.01 increase to S$0.45
Published Mon, Jul 6, 2026 · 06:06 PM
[SINGAPORE] Singapore shares ended higher on Monday (Jul 6) amid mixed trading in the region.
The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.3 per cent or 15.52 points to finish at 5,259.81.
Thai Beverage led the gainers on Singapore’s blue-chip index, rising 2.3 per cent or S$0.01 to S$0.45.
The worst performer among the STI constituents was Sembcorp Industries , which fell 3.8 per cent or S$0.23 to S$5.75.
The three local banks ended higher. DBS climbed 0.2 per cent or S$0.15 to S$66.91, OCBC added 0.7 per cent or S$0.18 to close at S$25.49, and UOB was up 0.7 per cent or S$0.28 at S$40.52.
Within the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index, Golden Agri-Resources was the top gainer, rising 3.8 per cent or S$0.01 to finish at S$0.275, while Top Glove was the biggest loser, falling 2.3 per cent or S$0.005 to end the session at S$0.21.
Across the broader market, gainers outnumbered losers 292 to 259, after 1.1 billion securities worth S$1.3 billion changed hands.
Key regional indices were varied at the close. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index gained 1.1 per cent and the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI advanced 0.3 per cent, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 ended flat and South Korea’s Kospi was down 0.5 per cent.
Paul Chew, head of research at Phillip Capital, noted that Singapore posted a fourth consecutive quarter of gains, with a 5.8 per cent rise in the second quarter of 2026.
“This marks a resilient performance, especially with Asean down around 2 per cent this year,” he said.
For Q3, he expects the macro theme to be “artificial intelligence is booming, not bubbling”.
“The source of all data centre spending is the growth of frontier AI models, which are experiencing an S-curve adoption and robust revenue growth,” he said.
This article has been written with the assistance of AI and reviewed by a reporter
