STI ends higher but poor volume persists
The benchmark index's 13.8 points rise pushes it about two points into the black for 2016
LIQUIDITY has been a problem in daily trading for many months now and Tuesday's turnover of 1.5 billion units worth S$766 million was the seventh time dollar value fell below the S$1 billion mark out of the past eight sessions. The one exception was Friday, Sept 30, when quarter-ending "portfolio rebalancing" pushed volume to S$1.1 billion.
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