STI gets late push in mixed session

THE final US presidential debate takes place at 9am Singapore time on Thursday, which could explain Wednesday's quiet and relatively listless trading session.

In keeping with a recent, well-established pattern, the Straits Times Index (STI) drifted within a narrow band, spending most of the day tracking the Dow futures before a late push enabled it to close with a net gain of 13.99 points at 2,844.62.

The slight upward bias, though, was …