Market View: Asian shares rise as investors mull central bank decisions, Middle East conflict; Reserve Bank of Australia hikes rates for second time this year, Fed, ECB, BoE, BoJ rate decisions in focus next; More from Nvidia’s GTC event in San Jose; Singapore’s February key exports growth slows to 4%; SIA, Singtel to watch

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong · Mar 17, 2026 · 16m

Singapore shares registered gains today as investors continue to set their sights on a flurry of central bank decisions from major economies around the world. The Straits Times Index was up 1.05% at 4,919.83 points at 2.29pm Singapore time, with a value turnover of S$1.19B seen in the broader market. In terms of counters to watch today, we have Singapore Airlines, after its low-cost arm Scoot posted a 17.4 per cent year-on-year increase in passenger traffic for February, of three billion revenue passenger-kilometres. Elsewhere, from how Singapore’s key exports rose 4 per cent year on…