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Singapore shares edge up amid falls in most regional bourses
The Straits Times
|March 25, 2025
• Advancers beat decliners 276 to 226 in broader market • Local banking trio mixed: DBS and OCBC up but UOB down • US stocks rise on hopes that tariffs may be less severe
Singapore shares ended higher on March 24, bucking a regional trend. The Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.3 per cent or 9.88 points to 3,936.33.
The trio of local banks closed mixed, with DBS up 0.4 per cent or 18 cents at $45.49, and OCBC gaining 0.5 per cent or eight cents to end at $17.06. But UOB lost 0.3 per cent or 11 cents to finish at $37.84.
This story is from the March 25, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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