Daily Debrief: What Happened Today

Published Wed, Jun 17, 2020 · 10:30 AM

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    Furniture retail startup Fabelio raises US$9m in Series C1 round

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    Pioneer, Merdeka Generation seniors to get S$255m in MediSave top-ups in July

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    STI closes 0.1% higher on Wednesday on mixed signals

    THE Straits Times Index (STI) finished 2.77 points or 0.1 per cent higher at 2,669.62.

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