STI surpasses 5,000-mark as Singapore economy expands 5% in 2025

Singapore’s Straits Times Index (STI) crossed 5,000 points on 12 February 2026 with a year-to-date rise of 8.1%.

The surge was led by UOL Group (+28.4%), Hongkong Land (+26.9% USD), City Developments (+22.6%), Keppel (+22.3%), and ST Engineering (+21.0%), according to SGX data.

The FTSE APAC index gained 10.9% through 12 February, outperforming the FTSE World (+1.4%), whilst 21 STI stocks reached 52-week highs in the first quarter of 2026 (Q126), including Singtel, which briefly traded at $5.00 in the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX).

Singapore’s GDP expanded 5.0% in 2025, following 5.3% growth in 2024, driven by manufacturing, wholesale trade, finance, electronics, and AI-related demand, reported the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI).

​MTI forecasts 2026 GDP growth of 2% to 4%, led by electronics, precision engineering, wholesale trade, and finance.

Retail investors using dollar-cost averaging in STI ETFs also recorded an indicative 9% CAGR since end-2019, accumulating around 200 units by January 2026 with a $1,000 monthly plan according to SGX data.