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Singapore stocks close lower, tracking losses on Wall Street
The Straits Times
|March 06, 2024
Nikkei, Hang Seng among key regional indexes ending lower
Investors cautious as US Fed chief set to be more hawkish UOL tops STI with 0.7% rise; mixed showing among banks
Singapore shares ended lower on March 5, tracking losses on Wall Street. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) lost 0.5 per cent or 15.11 points to 3,107.1.
Across the broader market, losers outnumbered gainers 356 to 194, after 1.39 billion securities worth $959.61 million were transacted.
This story is from the March 06, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.
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