Market Update: STI ends higher as US drops SG travel advisory

Uploaded By:  Paul Howell Submitted By:  Staff Reporter Case Study:  No The Straits Times Index rose on Monday trade, up by 36.44 points or 1.29% to close at 2,858.14. Positive sentiment over the lifting of the US travel advisory for Singapore to risk level 1, the lowest possible, fiscal stimulus talks in the US, and the shipment of the first batch of COVID-19 vaccine to America continue to spill over the local bourse. Top advancers were ComfortDelGro Corp up by 3.64%, CapitaLand Integrated jumped by about 3.35%, and SATS rose  by 0.11 points or 2.68%. read more