Market Round-Up: What did you miss?

The Straits Times Index gained 0.33 percent or 11 points to end at 3,298.

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An investor is reflected in a window displaying a board showing stock prices at the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Sydney, Australia. REUTERS
  • Non-oil domestic exports grew faster-than-expected in June from a year earlier.
  • Home sales fell 21 percent in June as fewer new projects were launched in Singapore.
  • Singapore shares rose for a third consecutive session to hit a near two-year high, led by financial stocks. The Straits Times Index gained 0.33 percent or 11 points to end at 3,298.
  • Shares of furniture maker Koda jumped as much as 17 percent after the Singapore-based Koda said it expects fiscal 2017 net profit to exceed that from a year earlier.
  • Construction company OKP Holdings' shares plunged about 14 percent when trading resumed on Monday.
  • Singapore Press Holdings slumped nearly 3 percent after its Q3 net profit declined 45.2 percent.
  • Keppel unit secured two technology solutions contracts for China waste-to-energy plants.

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