Singapore shares up by 4.8 per cent

Sahil Nagpal 28 January 2009

singaporeSingapore - Singapore shares rose 4.8 per cent Wednesday as buyers returned from Chinese New Year holidays.

The Straits Times Index rose by 80.85 points to 1,766.08 as buyers rode an upswing on the US and regional exchanges.

The Singapore Exchange closed with 266 gainers against 107 losers on thin trading volume of 646.1 million shares. (dpa)

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