STOCKS

STI bounces back to pre-correction levels

Banks push up benchmark index on earnings hopes; struggling Venture Corp is the outlier amid tech stocks' renewed cheer

TRADERS seemed keen to get in some action ahead of the Labour Day break, and they were in good spirits as earnings seasons and annual general meetings started to bear fruit.

The Straits Times Index (STI) was back above the 3,600-mark - a position it has not held since the market