Singapore shares rise 1.7%
Published Wed, Mar 2, 2016 · 09:33 AM
SHARES on the Singapore shares rose on Wednesday with the key Straits Times Index finishing 44.57 points or 1.7 per cent up at 2,726.96.
Some 1.98 billion shares worth S$1.5 billion were traded with 285 counters up and 124 down.
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