[SINGAPORE] The Straits Times Index (STI) set a record on Friday (Mar 28) as it crossed the 4,000-mark for the first time in early trade.
The index traded as much as 4005.18 points shortly after the market opened, data from the Singapore Exchange showed. This comes after it hit a previous record on Mar 27, where it reached as high as 3,991.
ShareInvestor data indicated that it reached 4,005.18 at 9.02 am, with 24.9 million shares traded.
The STI fell to 3,981.75 as at 9.51 am, as 238.6 million shares worth S$281.7 million changed hands.
It previously hit a record on Feb 10, 2025, trading as high as 3,912.38 just after the opening bell, as Singapore banks clocked new levels.
The Republic’s lenders, which form more than 50 per cent of the index, were trading mixed as at 10.07 am.
DBS was trading up 0.1 per cent or S$0.06 at S$46.64 and OCBC had risen 0.1 per cent or S$0.02 to S$17.40. UOB declined 0.2 per cent or S$0.09 to S$38.17.
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