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📈 STI Hits 14 Straight Highs! Is Singapore the Smart Money’s Next Move? 🇸🇬🚀

Singapore’s Straits Times Index (STI) just delivered 14 consecutive gains — its longest-ever winning streak in history 📊

Banks, telcos, and infrastructure stocks are leading the charge. But the real question is: Are we early in the SG rebound… or late to the party? 🤔

🌏 Why Are Investors Rotating Into Singapore?

In a world of macro volatility and China growth jitters, Singapore is shining as a safe-haven market — with its stable currency, strong fiscal profile, and relatively predictable politics.

Global fund managers are rotating out of volatile emerging markets and into places like SG, where governance, liquidity, and dividend yields offer a defensive cushion 🧠

Add to that: rising expectations of U.S. rate cuts, which support yield-sensitive plays like REITs and financials — and you’ve got a perfect cocktail for upside.

💵 Dividend Blue Chips Are Back in Fashion

Names like $DBS(D05.SI)$   (DBS), $Singtel 10(Z77.SI)$   (Singtel), and $Keppel(BN4.SI)$   (Keppel Corp) are drawing inflows for one simple reason: consistent cashflow + reliable yield.

Singapore’s equity market is one of the few in Asia where banks are priced at reasonable P/E levels, pay high dividends, and benefit from stable regulatory oversight.

Also, institutional capital loves that SG equities offer a proxy to ASEAN growth, without the same political or FX risks as neighbors like Thailand or Malaysia 🔍

💡 Is the STI Rally Sustainable?

The bull case: Foreign buying, solid corporate earnings, and low geopolitical noise give STI room to run. Bank earnings may even outperform expectations in the second half.

The bear case: The STI is heavy on banks — meaning it's still sensitive to global bond yields. If the U.S. doesn’t cut rates as quickly as expected, profit-taking could hit hard 📉

And technically, 14 straight up sessions is rare. We’re entering overbought territory — so watch for short-term consolidation, even if the long-term trend stays intact.

💬 What’s Your Take?

Are you rotating into SG stocks as a defensive play?

📌 Is this just the beginning of a multi-month run — or will profit-taking hit soon?

👇 Drop your STI outlook and favourite SG stock ideas in the comments!

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