A file photo of the SGX Centre in Singapore. — Bloomberg
Singapore's equity benchmark scaled an all-time high for the 14th consecutive session on Monday, buoyed by strong inflows to high-yield stocks, while bourses elsewhere in emerging Asia also began the week on a largely positive note.
Most regional currencies slid against the U.S. dollar: the Indonesian rupiah and the Philippine peso weakened about 0.4% each, while South Korea's won, Taiwan's dollar, and Thai baht slipped marginally.
