Festive mood propels STI to 17-month high
TRADERS were all but wearing Santa Claus suits yesterday as they embraced the Christmas mood and sent the market to a 17-month high.
Funds, too, got in the act by window- dressing blue chips to make the last full trading day before the holiday a festive one. The result was a 17.74-point rise in the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) to 2,841.56.
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