Banks were among top performers among financials, with the S&P 500 bank index up 2.6% following a rise in the benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury yield, which touched its highest level since April 2021.Higher interest rates can increase profit margins for banks and financial firms.

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U.S. inflation data for January is due on Thursday, with markets now pricing in a one-in-three chance the U.S. Fed might hike rates by a full 50 basis points in March.

Micron Technology Inc on Monday delivered stronger quarterly results than Wall Street expected.

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Ascendas REIT surged 2.86 percent, Genting Singapore rallied 0.65 percent, SATS lost 0.74 percent,  Thai Beverage sank 0.75 percent,  Wilmar International was up 0.23 percent and Singapore Exchange and Comfort DelGro were unchanged.

Omicron COVID-19 variant potentially undercutting the economic rebound and a critical setback to President Joe Biden's social-spending bill.

Bank of America Corp. now predicts seven rate hikes in 2022 and BNP Paribas SA forecasts six, while JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Deutsche Bank AG see five.

investors are asking. 'Is it time to protect my capital by selling or is it time to buy the dip?

Good start for 2022

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Among the actives, Ascendas REIT added 0.72 percent, Comfort DelGro accelerated 2.13 percent,  Genting Singapore gathered 1.32 percent, SATS fell 0.25 percent,  Singapore Exchange was up 0.20 percent.

Even the two most valuable and long-standing cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin and Ethereum, are known to experience wild price swings of their own.

Time in the market is more important than timing the market. It, like so many other cliches, sticks around because it is largely true. Investors who buy and hold stocks for several years instead of trading in and out of positions on a regular basis tend to do much better.

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