The Straits Times Index (STI) is made up of 30 Singapore blue chip companies, of which some companies have been providing goods and services to Singapore for more than a century.

The STI had generated a 195% SGD total return over the past 15 years. The STI Sector which performed the strongest over the five years was the Banks with the three stocks averaging a 57.8% total return, followed by Singapore-focused Real Estate Developers who averaged five year total return of 54.2%. STI has maintained one of the highest dividend yields across Asia with yield at 3.4% as of the end of April 2017.

Source: SGX My Gateway