Singapore shares retreat amid mixed regional showing

STI falls 0.5%; Keppel DC Reit tops the index, up 2.2% Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 290 to 276 Most Asian bourses end higher; KLCI, Nikkei 225 down

- Wong Chia Peck

Local stocks fell for the second straight session on July 28 amid a mixed performance by Asian bourses, as optimism over developments on US trade deals was countered by uncertainty in Japan.

While most Asian equities closed higher, encouraged by the latest US-European Union trade deal and signs that Washington's truce with Beijing will extend, markets such as Japan and Malaysia went against the trend.