Singapore shares close higher with STI up 24 points

THE key Straits Times Index (STI) rose 24.19 points or 0.85 per cent to 2,870.56 on Monday, buoyed by expectations of easing measures by central banks to support the global economy in the wake of the outcome of the Brexit vote.

Some 1.05 billion shares worth S$904.4 million were done with 263 counters up and 126 down.