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STI regains 3,000 level despite weak Wall St

Turnover comes to 1.9b units worth S$1.3b but advance-decline score suggests the index's gain is not broad-based

Published Tue, Jan 10, 2017 · 09:50 PM

THE Straits Times Index enjoyed a sixth consecutive rise on Tuesday, gaining 24.48 points to 3,006.02, making it the first time since early November 2015 that it closed above 3,000.

Turnover, which dipped below S$1 billion on Monday, amounted to 1.9 billion units worth S$1.3 billion, though the advance-decline score of 256-201 suggested the index's gain was not broad-based.

The last time the STI saw the 3,000 level was on Nov 4, 2015 w…

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