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July 18, 2026•113 Min Read
Singapore Weekly Research — July 18, 2026
The Straits Times Index (STI) ended the trading week of 13 – 17 July 2026 at roughly 5,509 points, reflecting a modest decline on the final day but a net weekly gain. The table below summarises the...
The major U.S. equity benchmarks all closed the week in positive territory, with technology-heavy indexes (Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500) leading gains while the industrials-focused Dow Jones Indust...
The U.S. stock market demonstrated mixed performance across benchmark indices during the trailing week ending July 10, 2026, with the Nasdaq Composite leading gains and the Dow Jones Industrial Ave...
The trailing week concluding July 15, 2026, presents a complex but navigable landscape for US financial markets: equity indexes demonstrated surprising resilience and record-adjacent strength drive...
During the week ending July 15, 2026, the Hong Kong equity market exhibited strong upward momentum, characterized by a divergence from mainland Chinese markets as Hong Kong significantly outperform...
- The Straits Times Index (STI) closed at 5,496 points on 14 July, up 0.46% from the prior session, capping a week that began with a 4.2% surge on 8 July to 5,378.49 130. Over the full week the ind...
The major U.S. equity benchmarks displayed divergent performance patterns during the trading week ending July 7, 2026, reflecting shifting investor sentiment toward technology stocks versus industr...
Executive Summary – The week of July 1‑8, 2026 was marked by a modest pullback in Hong Kong’s equity market against a backdrop of resilient macro‑ fundamentals. The Hang Seng Index (HSI) closed at ...
The Straits Times Index (STI) demonstrated a steady upward trajectory over the trailing week ending 7 July 2026, marked by a V-shaped recovery following an initial dip in early July. The index clos...
The market period surrounding early June 2026 was characterized by intense volatility, transitioning from a period of prolonged gains to a sharp corrective phase 41. This section examines the mecha...
1. Flat market, but underlying volatility – The HSI’s week‑long flat close hides a 9 % monthly decline and a near‑5 % YoY slide, implying that any short‑term rally could be fragile.
The Straits Times Index (STI) posted a modest weekly retreat but retained the upward momentum that has characterised the first half of 2026. The week’s performance, month‑to‑date (MTD) gain, and ye...
The trailing week was marked by a sees‑saw pattern across the three major U.S. equity benchmarks. Early‑week optimism stemming from a “soft‑landing” narrative gave way to a sharp re‑pricing after t...
The Hang Seng Index (HSI) closed at 24,493.95 on June 17, 2026, marking a 0.34% decline from the previous session’s close of 24,609.61. This decline mirrored the performance of the HK50 index, a su...
The Straits Times Index (STI) achieved a record closing high of 5,117.0 points on 16 June 2026, surpassing its prior peak of 5,150.69 points reached on 2 June 2026 68. This milestone underscores th...
The week ending June 12, 2026, was marked by significant volatility across major U.S. stock indices, driven by sectoral divergences and macroeconomic uncertainties. Below is a summary of the perfor...
Take‑away: The week’s +2.3 % gain is modest but significant because it marks the first net positive swing after three consecutive weeks of decline (see Macroeconomic Context – Month‑to‑Date Trends)...
The index posted a net gain of +0.76 % on the final trading day, lifting the weekly return to +1.2 % (approximately 60 points from the week‑open level of 4,966).