Singapore bourse ends lower amid gains in the region

• STI dips 0.3%; winners lead losers 367-190 in wider market • Jardine Matheson tops index; trio of local banks all down • Key regional indexes chalk up gains of between 0.9% and 1.5%

- Tan Nai Lun

Local stocks closed lower on Sept 12, in contrast to gains in the region.

The Straits Times Index (STI) lost 0.3 per cent or 11.58 points to 4,344.24. In the broader market, gainers outnumbered losers 367 to 190, after 1.4 billion securities worth $1.4 billion changed hands.

Elsewhere in the region, key indexes ended higher. The Nikkei 225 rose 0.9 per cent, the Hang Seng Index 1.2 per cent, the Kospi Composite Index 1.5 per cent, and the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI 1.1 per cent.