The STI added 44 points or 1.4% at 3,242.34 Gains were usually not broad-based, liquidity remained thin Wall St’s push to fresh all-time highs provided external impetus DBS, UOB and OCBC’s better-than-expected earnings provided internal impetus US Fed announced its tapering plans, no intention of rate increases yet Supply chain bottlenecks appear to be easing A record-breaking Wall St helped boost sentiment After hovering around 3,200 in the first half of the week, the Straits Times Index enjoyed a boost from consecutive all-time highs on Wall Street to push upwards in the second half. A 22.65-points jump on Friday following the closure of the market for Thursday’s Deepavali public holiday meant the index posted a 44-points or 1.4% gain at 3,242.34. The Jardine group and the banks