text: STI stocks expected to hand out 7.9% more in dividends for 2019, Companies & Markets - THE BUSINESS TIMES
  Increase anchored by banks; STI dividend yield forecast at 3.6 per cent
  CONSTITUENTS of the FTSE Straits Times Index (STI) are projected to pay out 7.9 per cent more ordinary dividends totalling S$19.2 billion for 2019, thanks largely to bullish forecasts on the payouts from banks.