Singapore’s Bank Stock Rally Pushes Market Near Record High

  • STI is close to breaking above all-time high set in 2007
  • The gauge is up 18% this year, fuelled by bank stocks
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Singapore’s stock market edged closer to an all-time high on Thursday, after a prolonged rally in bank shares.

The benchmark Straits Times Index rose as much as 1.1% during the day before paring its gains to finish up 0.6%. That put the market just shy of the record closing price set in October 2007.