Singapore shares claw back early losses to end marginally higher

LOCAL shares clawed back early losses on Wednesday to close slightly higher, as traders welcomed Tuesday's findings that a cheap generic steroid dramatically reduces Covid-19 death rates, while reading the better-than-expected US retail sales print with a pinch of salt.

The Straits Times Index (STI) finished 2.77 points or 0.1 per cent higher at 2,669.62. Gainers outnumbered losers 209 to 169, with 1.43 billion securitie…

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