Singapore stocks end lower in line with regional markets

• STI falls 0.1%; SIA is tops, Venture Corp worst performer • Three local banks end mixed: DBS up; OCBC, UOB down • Hang Seng, Nikkei, Kospi and KLCI drop 0.3% to 6.1%

- Jude Chan

Stocks in Singapore ended lower on May 15.

The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) lost 0.1 per cent, or 6.86 points, to finish at 4,989.08.

Singapore Airlines led the gainers on Singapore’s blue-chip index, rising 2.4 per cent, or 15 cents, to end at $6.42.

The worst performer among STI constituents was Venture Corp, falling 3.1 per cent, or 56 cents, to close at $17.64.

The three local banks ended mixed.