The Singapore stock market has tracked higher in two straight sessions, gathering almost 35 points or 1.1 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now sits just beneath the 3,140-point plateau and it's expected to remain in that neighborhood again on Thursday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is murky following reports that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has fueled a worldwide spike in the illness. The European and U.S. markets were mixed and little changed and the Asian markets figure to follow that lead.
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.