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Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.81%

Don't expect gains today.

The Straits Times Index (STI) ended 26.23 or 0.81% higher at 3,265.97.

The top active stocks were DBS, which climbed 1.65%,UOB, which inched up 0.74%, OCBC, which rose 1.65%, Singtel, which edged up 0.33%, and ThaiBev with a 0.61% advance.

The FTSE Mid Cap grew 0.22% whilst the FTSE Small Cap dipped 1.04%.

According to OCBC Investment Research (OIR), the US stock market was closed Monday in observance of the President's Day holiday. 

"The local bourse could get off to a muted start after a holiday in the US market," OIR said.

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