Market Update: STI inches up 0.22%

Uploaded By:  Paul Howell Submitted By:  Staff Reporter Case Study:  No The Straits Times Index (STI) closed on Thursday up by 7.13 points or 0.22% at 3,186.52. Top performers for the day were SembCorp Industries, with $1.97 or 3.14% in gains, ComfortDelGro which increased by 1.14% or $1.78, and DBS Group which went higher by 0.84% or $28.93. About 1.56-billion securities worth $1.12b changed hands, with stock advancers outnumbering decliners, 236 to 226. On Wall Street, the S&P 500 and Dow Industrial indexes hit record highs on upbeat earnings, as well as a strong rebound in March retail sales. read more