The Singapore stock market on Monday snapped the two-day slide in which it had slipped almost 15 points or 0.5 percent. The Straits Times Index now sits just beneath the 3,135-point plateau and it's expected to extend its gains om Tuesday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is cautiously optimistic, supported by oil and technology shares - while concerns over the surging Omicron variant of the coronavirus is likely to cap the upside. The European markets were mixed and the U.S. bourses were up and the Asian markets figure to split the difference.
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