Positive midweek performance for STI
Trading volume was just over the daily average for H1 2019; total turnover was 92% of the daily average over the same period
IT WAS a mixed day at the office for Asian equities, but the local market fared better than many regional peers.
The Straits Times Index (STI) gained 10.96 points or 0.3 per cent to close at 3,340.42.
Across the Asia-Pacific, markets in Australia, Hong Kong and South Korea finished higher; China, Japan and Malaysia ended lower.
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