S'pore stocks downbeat even as Wall Street snaps losing streak

STI down 0.9%, but gainers beat losers 297 to 240

- Navene Elangovan

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Local investors ignored Wall Street's record session overnight to go into the Easter break on a downbeat mood on March 28.

Shares racked up a second straight day of losses, with the Straits Times Index (STI) down 0.9 per cent or 27.70 points to 3,224.01, although gainers outnumbered losers 297 to 240 with 1.5 billion securities worth $1.3 billion changing hands.