Shares of U.S.-listed companies rose in Singapore on Monday after government data showed that Singapore's economy grew 7.2% in 2021, rebounding from a pandemic-induced 5.4% contraction in the previous year.
What's Moving: Singapore's Straits Times Index rose 0.2% on Monday following the release of the gross domestic product (GDP) data.
Shares of Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (OTC:ACDSF) have gained 0.7% in Singapore, while Keppel Corporation Limited (OTC:KPELY) shares have risen 0.2% and Singapore Telecommunications Limited's (OTC:SGAPY) traded 0.4% higher.
Singapore-based ride-hailing and food delivery company Grab Holdings Limited's (NASDAQ:GRAB) trade on the Nasdaq.
What Happened: Singapore's economy expanded by 5.9% in the fourth quarter of 2021, slower than the 7.1% growth in the July-September quarter.
The city-state emerged out of recession in the first quarter of 2021 by recording a growth of 1.5%.
Last year's growth rate is the fastest annual pace in over a decade for Singapore.
The Singapore government has described 2022 as a "time of transition" as it expects GDP growth for the year in a range of 3% to 5%. The highly contagious Omicron variant continues to pose a threat.
"We will progressively phase out emergency support measures as businesses revive, though a few sectors will take longer," Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in his New Year's message.
About 87% of the population in Singapore has been fully vaccinated, while 39% have received their booster shot, it was reported by The Straits Times newspaper last week.