Singapore’s key benchmark index, the Straits Times Index, is one of the region's top performers year-to-date in 2021 with a year-to-date return of just under 11%, only surpassed by Korea and Australia. Japan lags behind, up only 1.2%, while Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Shanghai are in the red year-to-date

That said, with the spread of the virus prompting new restrictions, what should investors be paying attention to?

Geoff Howie, Market Strategist at Singapore Exchange discusses with the Morning Run.

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