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STI rises 0.5% as trade fears ease

Analysts warn that investors need to prepare for more volatility as headline risks related to trade are not going away

Anita Gabriel

Published Tue, Apr 10, 2018 · 09:50 PM

RISK appetite in the Singapore bourse regained a little heft from the much-watched speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping that helped relieve global trade war fears, helping the key Straits Times Index (STI) to notch its fourth straight day of gains on Tuesday.

Following a roller-coaster ride in US stocks overnight on Monday which saw all three key indices…