Banks give STI a boost in mixed session

A quiet session on Wednesday ended with the Straits Times Index rising 10.6 points at 3,348.8, thanks mainly to rises in all three banks. Reaction to Wall Street's fresh all-time high on Tuesday was relatively muted, though this was to be expected since stocks here had already risen on Tuesday in anticipation of the US market rallying that day.

Turnover amounted to a healthy two billion…