The stock market in the country posted its highest score in 15 months on Thursday. Singapore shares closed at their highest level since October 2015 with telecoms and industrials driving the gains. Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd and Singapore Airlines Ltd were among the biggest gainers, rising 1% and 1.4%, respectively. Philippine shares rose for the first time in three sessions on the back of gains in financial and telecom stocks. Indonesian shares closed slightly higher, helped by financial stocks.

Source: Bangkok Post February 09, 2017 11:26 UTC