Maybank Targets STI 6,800, Lock In SGX Gains Now?

Straits Times Index targets just climbed across local brokerages with consensus reaching 6,140 points, but higher price targets carry hidden trade-offs for retail cash flow. When benchmark index multiples expand toward seventeen times earnings, incoming dividend yields compress below standard income hurdles despite resilient bank profits. Headline capital appreciation often masks the reality that you are paying significantly more money for the exact same underlying distribution. Are you letting brokerage target upgrades tempt you into chasing Singapore blue chips at lower dividend yields?