STI adds 0.3% in range-bound week of trading

THIS week's trading in Singapore was one characterised by market watchers as largely range-bound. The Straits Times Index (STI) made either small gains or losses, and at week's close eked out 9.34 points or a 0.3 per cent gain from last Friday's close of 3,322.64.

On Friday, trading opened following a lacklustre US session and lower-than-expected advanced first-quarter estimates for the …