SINGAPORE (May 11): Singapore scaled a 21-month peak on Thursday, powered by banks, with Southeast Asian stock markets largely upbeat, mirroring broader positive sentiment in Asia and Wall Street.

Singapore shares gained as much as 0.8% to their highest since July 2015, on solid gains in top banks.

DBS Group Holdings, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp and United Overseas Bank surged as much as 1-2.2% to around two-year highs.

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