Region's trading mixed on 'Triple Thursday'

"TRIPLE Thursday" may have kept investors on the sidelines yet the local bourse finished higher, snapping out of three straight days of losses ahead of three key events - the UK's election outcome, the European Central Bank's policy decision and former FBI chief James Comey's testimony.

The benchmark Straits Times Index rose 6.56 points to finish at 3,237.05 with 1.9 billion shares worth nearly S$900 million done.

Regional markets closed mixed with Japan's Nikkei 225 and Topix losing 0.4 per cent while Hong Ko…