Singapore stocks rise 0.6% as all three local banks advance
Venture Corporation led STI gainers, while market-wide trading totalled S$1.8 billion and advancing counters outnumbered decliners.
Singapore’s Straits Times Index (STI) closed at 5,437.99 on Oct 21, 2026, adding 33.97 points, or 0.6 per cent, as the three local banks posted gains. Across the market, 334 counters advanced and 214 declined.
Among the banks, UOB rose 1.4 per cent, adding S$0.58 to close at S$42. OCBC finished at S$29.14 after gaining S$0.34, or 1.2 per cent, while DBS climbed S$0.22, or 0.3 per cent, to S$74.65.
Venture Corporation recorded the strongest percentage gain among STI constituents, climbing 2.2 per cent, or S$0.34, to S$15.75. Thai Beverage was the index’s weakest performer, losing S$0.005, or 1.2 per cent, to end at S$0.42.
Trading across the broader market involved 965.2 million securities, with turnover of S$1.8 billion. CapitaLand Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust led activity by volume, with 56.7 million units traded. DBS ranked first by trading value: 4.3 million shares changed hands for S$322.3 million.
Among iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index constituents, Yangzijiang Financial had the largest percentage rise, gaining S$0.008, or 4.2 per cent, to S$0.20. StarHub recorded the biggest percentage fall, dropping S$0.01, or 0.9 per cent, to S$1.09.
