SINGAPORE (June 8): The Straits Times Index (STI) surged 9.1% over the last week to 2783.45 from 2550.86 as the circuit breaker measures were officially lifted on June 1.
Schools and offices, as well as selected businesses, were re-opened on June 2, as part of the phased approach by the government.
The “fast lane” arrangement between Singapore and China, which allows essential business and official trips, which was given the green line on Wednesday (June 3), will also commence Monday.
See: 'Fast lane' travel between Singapore and China gets the green light to start on June 8
On Thursday (June 4), Singapore Press Holdings was removed from the STI following a regular quarterly review. Its place will be taken by Mapletree Industrial Trust (MINT) on June 22.
See: Mapletree Industrial Trust to replace SPH in the STI
Amid the uncertainty stemming from Covid-19, The Edge Singapore is keeping track of the component stocks on STI, a capitalisation-weighted stock market index that tracks the performance of the top 30 companies listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX).
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