Brisk pace to continue with busy week ahead

THE past week saw everything happening all at once.

But the sedate of heart may want to sit out the coming week too, as the markets' fast pace looks set to continue.

Singapore's export numbers came in last week.

December's 3.1 per cent growth may have disappointed some watchers, but the full year's rise of 9.2 per cent still came in ahead of forecast and hit a seven-year high.

Meanwhile, local equities' benchmark, Straits Times Index (STI), touched 3,550.21 at last Tuesday's close, bringing the bourse performance to levels not seen since the cusp of the global financial crisis. Traders dithe…