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Banks, Jardine units propel STI up 1.05%

SingTel also surges after falling close to a broker's 'comfort level'

Published Thu, Oct 23, 2014 · 09:50 PM

A PUSH on the banks ahead of their results next week, and on SingTel and the Jardine group, meant the Straits Times Index (STI) on Thursday jumped 33.76 points or 1.05 per cent to 3,236.50. Turnover was 1.3 billion units worth S$1.1 billion and the broad market's advance-decline score excluding warrants was 274-138.

Apart from bank earnings - OCBC and UOB are due to release their Q3 figures next Thursday and DBS o…

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