Dahua Jixian expects Singapore's benchmark stock index to rise about 7% by the end of this year, driven by positive profit growth prospects and capital inflows. The agency's analyst Adrian Loh reports that the Straits Times Index is expected to rise to 5,000 points at the end of the year from 4,656.12 points last Friday's close.

Dahua Jixian expects Singapore's benchmark stock index to rise about 7% by the end of this year, driven by positive profit growth prospects and capital inflows. The agency's analyst Adrian Loh reports that the Straits Times Index is expected to rise to 5,000 points at the end of the year from 4,656.12 points last Friday's close.