Singapore stocks end Wednesday higher, STI climbs 0.78 per cent to 2,505.15

At the other end of the spectrum, the three local banks - DBS, OCBC and UOB - ended the day weaker. In fact, UOB was the weakest of all the STI component stocks on Wednesday, falling 0.62 per cent to close at S$19.30.This came after the company made a further announcement related to its proposed disposal of its 6 per cent stake in Espressif Systems , a company listed in China that currently has a market capitalisation of 13.4 billion yuan .

On the coronavirus front, US President Donald Trump said that the US might have a vaccine ready in four weeks. Drug giant Pfizer is reportedly seeing promising results in a current test. Separately, a Chinese scientist was quoted saying that China may have coronavirus vaccines ready for public use as early as November.For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend.

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Singapore stocks rise at Tuesday's open; STI up 0.2%SINGAPORE shares rose on Tuesday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gaining about 0.2 per cent or 5.41 points to 2,487.96 as at 9.05am. Read more at The Business Times.
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Hong Kong: Stocks end higher for a third straight session[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks finished higher for a third straight session Tuesday, with investors cheered by vaccine hopes and data pointing to a further improvement in China's economy. Read more at The Business Times.
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