<div id="readability-page-1"><div>SINGAPORE - Shares in Singapore ended higher on Jan 13, as investors flocked to Asian equities for the second straight day amid souring sentiment in the US.The Straits Times Index (STI) rose 40.35 points or 0.9 per cent to 4,807.13. Advancers outnumbered decliners 388 to 218 for the day, with 1.5 billion shares worth $1.5 billion changing hands.“The fact remains that the Trump administration’s attempts to undermine the US Federal Reserve’s independence – and eventually, credibility – may be one of the most spectacular acts of self-sabotage,” said Mr Vishnu Varathan, head of macro research for Asia ex-Japan at Mizuho Securities in Singapore.The way Mr Varathan sees it, the serving of grand jury subpoenas by the US Department of Justice on Fed chair Jerome Powell – suggesting criminal investigations – “prompted adverse ‘Sell America’ trades, undermining the US dollar and US Treasuries”.The top performer on Singapore’s blue-chip index was Keppel, which rose 3.1 per cent or 33 cents to $10.83.Yangzijiang Shipbuilding also showed strong gains, climbing 2.5 per cent or nine cents to $3.74.Jardine Matheson Holdings was the biggest loser on the STI for the second consecutive day – slipping another 0.6 per cent or 45 US cents to close at US$73.43.The trio of local banks all ended higher on Jan 13. DBS climbed 1 per cent or 60 cents to $58.47, UOB rose 0.3 per cent or 10 cents to $36.19, and OCBC Bank jumped 1.1 per cent or 22 cents to $20.12.Key Asian markets also closed higher. Japan’s Nikkei 225 surged 3.1 per cent, South Korea’s Kospi rose 1.5 per cent, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index climbed 0.9 per cent, and the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index gained 0.8 per cent. THE BUSINESS TIMES</div></div>

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新加坡海峡时报指数（STI）在 1 月 13 日上涨 0.9%，达到 4,807.13 点，投资者在美国市场情绪低迷的情况下转向亚洲股票。上涨股数量 388 只，跌落股数量 218 只，成交量为 15 亿股。吉宝表现最佳，涨幅为 3.1%，而 Jardine Matheson Holdings 则是最大跌幅，下降 0.6%。本地银行 DBS、UOB 和 OCBC 也有所上涨。包括日本和韩国在内的主要亚洲市场均收高

新加坡股市在亚洲市场的推动下上涨，而美国则因 “自我破坏” 而受影响；海峡时报指数（STI）上涨 0.9%