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Time to start building positions in stocks likely to shine post-pandemic

A 2013 file photo showing Amazon’s distribution centre in Phoenix, Arizona. Large companies like Amazon may see their shares decline as pandemic-related curbs ease and economies fully reopen. PHOTO: REUTERS
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SINGAPORE - We may not revisit the roller-coaster extremes of last year, but investing in stocks will remain tricky and may require a modicum of caution.

The beginning of the new year was good on the home front, though. The Straits Times Index rose 2.1 per cent last month, pushing its three-month price return to 19.8 per cent and total return - that includes dividend distributions - to 20.2 per cent.

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