Singapore
Eoin Treacy's view With some of the lowest valuations
of any developed market Singapore (P/E 9.72 dividend yield 3.7%) is beginning
to garner the attention of value investors. The Straits
Times Index found medium-term support above 2500 in October and has held
a progression of higher major reaction lows since. It is rallying back towards
the psychological 3000 level and a sustained move above that area would confirm
a return to medium-term demand dominance.
The
Financials sector is outperforming and
has pushed back up into the overhead trading range. United Overseas Bank is
among the sector's leaders and is rallying towards the psychological S$20.
Fraser
and Neave (2.51%) which has property, beverage and dairy interests hit a
new all-time high today and while some consolidation of recent powerful gains
appears likely, a sustained move below S$6.70 would be required to begin to
question medium-term scope for additional upside.
In
the telecoms and cable sector Starhub
(5.83%) is becoming increasingly overextended relative to the 200-day MA and
is susceptible to mean reversion. Elsewhere, MobileOne
(5.71%) and Singapore Telecom (4.73%) are
pressuring the upper sides of their respective ranges.
Property
shares are also notable. CapitaLand (2.13%)
is representative and found support in January near the 2009 low. It subsequently
rallied to break the two-year progression of lower rally highs and posted a
higher reaction low a month ago. A sustained move below the June low near S$2.40
would be required to question recovery potential. Capitamall
Trust (4.75%) has held a progression of higher reaction lows since December
and last week's impressive rally suggests a return to more than temporary demand
dominance.