The Straits Times Index (STI) has risen 20.19 points for the day, or 0.52% up, to 3,925.04 points as at 3.30pm, just before Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong began delivering Budget 2025.
The intra-day high, prior to the start of Wong’s address, was 3,925.73 points.
The benchmark index had surged to a previous record intra-day high of 3,921.3 points on Feb 10, buoyed by DBS Group Holdings — the Singapore Exchange ’s largest stock by market capitalisation — which reported record full-year net profit of $11.4 billion that morning.
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