Singtel's surge helps STI close in the black

A LARGE jump in Singtel's shares helped the Straits Times Index post a 4.03- point rise to 2,843.72 on Thursday in a session where the broad market weakened, recording 179 rises versus 237 falls.

Volume amounted to 1.3 billion units worth S$1.2 billion in line with the average since the US elections.

Singtel has been wea…