<div><div><p>[SINGAPORE] Singapore shares started the week closing slightly lower, bucking the trend elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific, which rode on a record-breaking session on Wall Street last Friday.</p><p>The Straits Times Index (STI) was 0.1 per cent or 1.91 points down at 3,964.29 points on Monday (Jun 30), despite the blue-chip gauge opening higher as it failed to maintain the momentum in a choppy session.</p><p>Nonetheless, gainers beat decliners slightly 255 to 245 across the broader market, amid a transaction volume of about 2.5 billion, totalling approximately S$1.4 billion in value.</p><div><div><div><div id="dfp-ad-imu1"></div></div></div></div><p>Wilmar International shares continued to be under pressure after the agribusiness disclosed a fortnight ago that it handed over 11.8 trillion rupiah (S$928 million) to the Indonesian authorities over corruption charges despite it having been cleared by the district court. </p><p>The STI constituent stock was at a 52-week-low at S$2.87, 1.4 per cent or S$0.04 lower, at Monday’s market close.</p><p>In contrast, OKP and fellow construction player Keong Hong reached their 52-week-highs at S$0.855 and S$0.122, respectively.  Neither made any market moving announcements, however. OKP shares were up 1.2 per cent or S$0.01; Keong Hong’s rose 2.5 per cent or S$0.003. Construction counters have been enjoying bullish market sentiment, driven by the announcements of high-value orders bagged by some of them.</p><div><div><div><div id="dfp-ad-midarticlespecial"></div></div></div></div><p>Meanwhile, the S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq finished at all-time peaks on Friday, amid optimism that governments will be able to negotiate for a better trade deal with the United States and avoid the punishing tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump’s administration in April.</p><p>The Wall Street rally fuelled most markets in Asia to finish higher; Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed at a more than 11-month high, at 40,487.39 points.</p></div><div><section><section><p>Copyright SPH Media. All rights reserved.</p><div>Reuse this contentFeedback</div></section></section></div><div><div><div><div id="dfp-ad-imu2"></div></div></div></div></div>

强枫

丰益国际

胡金标

2 倍做空日圓 ETF - ProShares

<p>新加坡股市小幅收低，海峡时报指数（STI）下跌 0.1%，至 3,964.29 点，未能跟随华尔街创纪录的上涨走势。尽管出现下跌，但上涨股略多于下跌股，分别为 255 只和 245 只。丰益国际因披露一项与腐败指控相关的重大支付而承压，创下 52 周新低。相比之下，建筑类股票 OKP 和强枫在高价值订单推动下，市场情绪积极，达到了 52 周新高。包括日本日经 225 指数在内的更广泛的亚洲市场，在与美国的贸易谈判乐观情绪的推动下，出现了上涨</p>

新加坡股市逆势而动，海峡时报指数下跌 0.1%