Wall Street's Advance Lifts Index
March 31, 2011
The Straits Times Industrials Index rose 11.89 to 2202.84 on volume of about 106 million shares. Other closely followed market indexes were mixed. The DBS-50 Index of stocks from different sectors was up 5.50 to 569.68. The UOB-OTC index, which tracks Malaysian over-the-counter shares, lost 6.93 to 1189.59. Investors switched from Malaysian stocks to local second-tier issues. Meanwhile, institutional investors mildly bought blue chips. Paper-packaging manufacturer Teck Wah Paper Products added 3.5 Singapore cents to 56.5 cents.
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