Local traders say 'huat ah' on CNY eve
Straits Times Index closes up by 40.65 points, or 1.19 per cent, at 3,443.51 - erasing the previous day's 12.21-point slip
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CHINESE New Year cheer was in the air, as Singapore stocks retraced their steps in a busy half-day session on Thursday.
The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) closed up by 40.65 points, or 1.19 per cent, at 3,443.51 - erasing the previous day's 12.21-point slip.
The movement put the index up by 1.98 per cent for the week, and 1.19 per cent in the year to date.
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