OREANDA-NEWS.  The Straits Times Index (STI) comprises 30 stocks from five sectors– Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Financials, Industrials, and Telecommunication Services– as categorised by the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®).

These 30 stocks have a combined market capitalisation of S\\$548.3 billion. In the year thus far, they averaged a price decline of 3.0% and negative dividend-adjusted returns of 1.4%. These 30 components saw negative one-year returns of 1.6% and three-year total returns of 19.6%.

The 10 best-performing constituents of the STI in the year-to-date represent a multitude of industries – four of the 10 can be categorised to Real Estate, while the others fall under Transportation, Capital Goods, Food, Beverage & Tobacco, Diversified Financials, and Banks. These 10 stocks have a combined market capitalisation of S\\$222.6 billion and trade at an average price-earnings ratio of 17.8. They also maintain an average indicative dividend yield of 3.4%.

These 10 stocks averaged a price gain of 9.1% and dividend-boosted returns of 11.2% in the year through 21 July. This brought their one-year and three-year total returns to 18.1% and 58.2% respectively. Among the 10, the five best performers were Hongkong Land Holdings (+23.7%), ComfortDelGro Corporation (+20.9%), Thai Beverage Public Company (+14.4%), Singapore Telecommunications (+12.3%), and Singapore Exchange (+9.6%).

These five best year-to-date performers represent the industries of Real Estate Management and Development, Road & Rail, Beverages, Diversified Telecommunication Services, and Diversified Financial Services.

The table below is sorted based on year-to-date dividend-adjusted returns. Click on the stock’s name to view its full profile on SGX StockFacts.

The 10 best performers of the STI within the last 12 months have a combined market capitalisation of S\\$252.0 billion and trade at an average price-earnings ratio of 19.2. With an average indicative dividend yield of 3.5%, these 10 component stocks averaged a one-year price gain of 16.2% and one-year dividend-adjusted returns of 20.7%.

Of the 10, the five best performers in the past year were Hongkong Land Holdings (+33.6%), Thai Beverage Public Company (+27.4%), Singapore Exchange (+26.9%), DBS Group Holdings (+25.4%), and ComfortDelGro Corporation (+20.9%). DBS Group Holdings is currently trading at its 12-month high of S\\$21.43.

These five represent the industries of Real Estate Management and Development, Beverages, Diversified Financial Services, Banks, and Road & Rail.

The table below is sorted based on dividend-adjusted one-year returns. Click on the stock’s name to view its full profile on SGX StockFacts.