The Singapore stock market on Friday wrote a finish to the two-day slide in which it had stumbled more than 55 points or 1.7 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just beneath the 3,100-point plateau and it's expected to extend its gains on Monday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is upbeat, thanks to encouraging economic and earnings news. The European and U.S. markets were up sharply and the Asian bourses figure to open in similar fashion.
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April 24, 2026 15:15 ET Economics news flow was relatively light this week even as the conflict in the Middle East continued, raising concerns for policymakers. In the U.S., spending data, initial jobless claims and pending home sales were the highlights. Business confidence in the biggest euro area economy was in focus in Europe. Inflation data from Japan gained attention in Asia.