Singapore stocks edge up as Wall Street rallies overnight
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SINGAPORE stocks were up on Friday (Dec 3), with the Straits Times Index (STI) edging up 0.3 per cent, or 9.82 points to close at 3,101.93 points.
Advancers beat decliners 269 to 194 in the wider Singapore market after 1.04 billion shares worth S$1.13 billion changed hands.
Across Asia, Oanda senior market analyst Jeffrey Halley said, the region's markets appeared to have taken a wait-and-see approach despite the overnight rally on Wall Street, in which the S&P 500 climbed 1.4 per cent and the Nasdaq rose 0.8 per cent.
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