Positive inflation data in the US boosted Wall Street overnight and gave local investors the incentive to head back into the market, although the regional response was mixed.
The prospect that interest rates will be further trimmed next week in the US helped send the Straits Times Index (STI) up 0.4 per cent or 16.45 points to 3,809.27.
Gainers outnumbered losers 272 to 212 across the broader market, with 963.3 million securities worth $974.7 million changing hands.
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