STOCKS

STI inches higher in holiday week

Hints that US-North Korea summit is back on may have partly led to firmer tone in some Asian markets

IT was a befitting start to a short trading week in Singapore ahead of the Vesak Day holiday closure on Tuesday with share prices making modest gains on the back of lacklustre trading amid a lack of leads on Monday.

The key Straits Times Index inched higher by 5.25 points or 0.15 per cent