Singapore stocks continue record run as STI gains 0.4%

Singapore stocks ended higher on Feb 4, with the local bourse closing at a record high for the second straight session.

- Renald Yeo

The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.4 per cent or 21.41 points to finish at 4,965.50. Meanwhile, the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index gained 0.6 per cent or 8.83 points to 1,498.18.

Across the broader market, losers outnumbered gainers 280 to 272, after 1.2 billion securities worth $1.6 billion changed hands.

Key regional indexes were mixed.