SINGAPORE -- Singapore shares are an early Asian winner of the post-U.S. election "Trump trade" -- investor bets on the economic impact of policies President-elect Donald Trump is likely to introduce when he returns to office in January.

Following Donald Trump's win in the U.S. presidential election in early November, SGX's benchmark Straits Times Index rose to 17-year highs. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters)
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