OREANDA-NEWS. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) comprises 30 constituents with a combined market capitalisation of S$404.6 billion.

In the 2016 year-to-date, the STI has registered a price gain of 2.1%, outperforming the Hang Seng Index, Nikkei 225 Index and Shanghai Composite Index, which have declined 4.2%, 4.9% and 21.0% respectively in Singapore dollar terms over the same period.

In terms of dividend-inclusive total returns, the STI generated a gain of 3.9% in the YTD. This compares with declines of 1.5%, 4.0% and 19.6% respectively for the Hang Seng, Nikkei 225 and Shanghai Composite Indexes in SGD terms over the same period.

In the year thus far, the five best-performing STI constituents in terms of total returns were Thai Beverage PCL (+51.4%), CapitaLand Ltd (+19.0%), Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (+18.3%), ST Engineering Ltd (+15.7%), and SATS Ltd (+12.8%). Together, these five stocks averaged a 23.4% year-to-date total return.

In the year thus far, the five best-performing STI constituents in terms of total returns were Thai Beverage PCL (+51.4%), CapitaLand Ltd (+19.0%), Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (+18.3%), ST Engineering Ltd (+15.7%), and SATS Ltd (+12.8%). Together, these five stocks averaged a 23.4% year-to-date total return.

The five least-performing component stocks of the STI in the year thus far were Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd (-14.7%), Sembcorp Marine (-11.5%), Keppel Corp (-10.7%), Global Logistic Properties Ltd (-10.2%), and Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (-7.2%). Together, these five stocks averaged a total return of -10.9% in the YTD.

The table below details the 30 constituent stocks of the STI, sorted by market capitalisation. Click on each stock to visit its profile page on SGX StockFacts.