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Stocks in Singapore rose Monday, as the FTSE Straits Times Index gained 0.3% to 5259.81.
Golden Agri-Res up 3.8%; UOB Kay Hian, Frasers Property up nearly 3%; YZJ Fin Hldg, Keppel, Reit, ST Engineering up over 2%.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Singapore dollars ($773.0 million), Golden Agri-Resources was the biggest leader during the session, gaining 3.8%, and UOB-Kay Hian Holdings increased 2.8%. Frasers Property rounded out the top three movers, as shares gained 2.8%.
SembCorp Industries was the biggest laggard, declining 3.8%, followed by shares of Bumitama Agri, which fell 1.7%. Shares of PropNex fell 1.6%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index increased 0.2% to 97.44. The U.S. dollar strengthened 0.2% against the Singapore dollar to S$1.29.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Singaporean government bond yield increased 0.5 basis point to 2.140%.
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