STI gains 3.4% as market absorbs Solidarity Budget measures
Other bourses in Asia also rise as some countries report falling death rates
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THE Straits Times Index (STI) ended Monday up 81.30 points or 3.4 per cent at 2,470.59 points.
This comes as the government on Monday unveiled an unprecedented S$5.1 billion Solidarity Budget to help cushion the impact of the "circuit breaker" distancing measures on the economy.
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