STI kicks off 2017 on firm note in thin trade

IN contrast to 12 months ago, when a crashing China market brought the sellers out in force, the Straits Times Index (STI) kicked off 2017 on a more positive note, trading within a narrow band until a 120-point rise in the Dow futures and jumps in the Jardine group pushed it 18.21 points up to 2,898.97.

Turnover, however, was a weak 1.8 billion units worth S$798 million - in line with the S$852 million don…