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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