Singapore shares track regional declines; STI down 0.2%

• Losers beat gainers 277 to 242, with 1b shares changing hands • Regional indexes mostly lower, led by Nikkei 225 and KLCI • ST Engg leads STI, rising 1.5%; Venture falls the most, 3.8%

- Tan Nai Lun and Romaine Chan

Shares in Singapore ended lower on Jan 27, tracking declines in the region.

The benchmark Straits Times Index declined 0.2 per cent or 7.55 points to 3,796.71. Across the broader market, losers outnumbered gainers 277 to 242, after one billion securities worth $1.1 billion changed hands.

Key indexes in the region mostly ended lower on Jan 27. Japan's Nikkei 225 and the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI were each down 0.9 per cent, and the Shanghai Stock Exchange Index lost 0.1 per cent.