News of US-China October talks lifts market
Hong Kong's withdrawal of the extradition Bill also a boon. Yangzijiang is most active counter; three banks also end higher
INVESTOR confidence continued to recover on Thursday after China said both Washington and Beijing will hold trade talks next month.
The improvement in relations between the two sides came a day after Hong Kong scrapped the much-maligned extradition Bill, which was in itself, a boon for market sentiment.
Singapore's Straits Times Index (STI) added 16.49 points or 0.5 per cent to finish at 3,147.06.
Elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific, Australia, China, Japan and South Korea ended higher.
On the other hand, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index followed Wednesday's 3.9 per cent surge by closing flat, as investors took…
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