📊 SGX Outperforms U.S. Stocks: Q1 2026 Key Themes, Events & Q2 Outlook
👋 Hi, Tigers~ Q1 2026 has officially come to an end. If you’ve been watching the Singapore market recently, you might have noticed something: 👉 It feels more active than last year 👉 But there’s still no clear bull market So the question is: What exactly happened in Q1? Which sectors made money? And is Q2 still tradable? In this post, we’ll break it all down with data + structure + trading logic 👇 📊 1. SGX Outperformed U.S. Markets in Q1: Not a Bull Run, but a Recovery 🧾 Index Performance (YTD) $Straits Times Index(STI.SI)$ Q1 closing level: 4,885.45, up +5.15% Outperformed $S&P 500(.SPX)$ (+2.35%) As of April 1 close, 2026 YTD return: +7.09% vs S&P 500: -4.63% 👉 This highlights the defensive str
Weekly: Centurion, Raffles Medical, XMH, Wing Tai, ABR, ISOT & AEM directors see Huge Acquisitions
Over the five sessions, close to 100 director interests and substantial shareholdings were filed for more than 50 primary-listed stocks. Directors or CEOs reported 24 acquisitions and no disposal, while substantial shareholders recorded six acquisitions and seven disposals. Many of the acquisitions were continuations of transactions initiated earlier in the month. 1. $Centurion(OU8.SI)$ Centurion Corporation Executive Director and Joint Chairman David Loh Kim Kang and Non-Executive Director and Joint Chairman Han Seng Juan continued increased their interests. Between March 19 and March 23, Mr Han acquired 529,000 shares at an average price of S$1.46, increasing his total interest from 56.06% to 56.13%. On March 23, Mr Loh acquired
Singapore Retail Buys the Dip in $D05 $BS6 $A17U as Returns Lag
Over the first 17 trading sessions of March, retail investors net bought S$638 million of Singapore stocks. This lifted cumulative retail net buying in local stocks for 1Q26 to S$675 million as of 24 March. Over the same period, institutional investors were net sellers of S$46 million, with market makers and active traders effectively bridging the gap between net retail buying and net institutional selling. The recent surge in retail demand follows a strong 2025, when retail investors accumulated S$2.6 billion of net buys in Singapore stocks. The 15 most net bought stocks by retail investors over the past 17 sessions are tabled below. The 15 stocks averaged a 7.9% decline in total return in March, in contrast to the 15 stocks that booked the most net retail selling averaging 3.2% total ret
SGX Weekly Top Movers (23 Mar 2026): Institutions Accumulate Blue Chips as Retail Flows Diverge
Institutions rotated into blue chips like DBS Group Holdings, Singtel, and Singapore Exchange, signaling a defensive stance. Retail flows diverged, favoring higher-beta names such as Yangzijiang Shipbuilding while trimming banks and large caps. Overall, positioning split suggests near-term consolidation with direction tied to global sentiment. 1.Top 10 Institution Net Buy(+)Stocks(S$M) $Singtel(Z74.SI)$$DBS(D05.SI)$$SGX(S68.SI)$$UOB(U11.SI)$$Haw Par(H02.SI)$$CapLand IntCom T(C38U.SI)$