Vaccine optimism lifts Singapore market again
The benchmark Straits Times Index's 1.1% rise comes after Wall Street's S&P 500 hit record high overnight. BY LEE MEIXIAN
THE Straits Times Index (STI) continued its ascent on Tuesday, following on the heels of Wall Street where the S&P 500 hit a record high overnight, as well as positive sentiment on the early success of Moderna's vaccine results.
In Singapore Exchange market strategist Geoff Howie's words: "Markets are …
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