Bulls And Bears STI edges down 0.6%, tracking declines in region

Frasers Centrepoint Trust tops index, rising 1% to $2.12 | Yangzijiang Shipbuilding is top loser, down 2.1% to $2.82 | South Korea, Japan, HK and Malaysia in the red

- Chloe Lim and Benjamin Cher

The Straits Times Index faltered on Dec 17, mirroring declines across the region.

It ended down 0.6 per cent, or 21.1 points, at 3,799.93.

Across the broader market, decliners outnumbered advancers 275 to 194, with 890.1 million shares worth $1.1 billion changing hands.

The trio of local banks closed lower, with UOB falling 1.3 per cent, or 50 cents, to $36.70. OCBC Bank dropped 0.3 per cent, or five cents, to $16.95. DBS Bank shed 0.2 per cent, or 10 cents, to $44.21.