Mixed session as STI dips in thin trading

THE Straits Times Index (STI) spent most of Monday drifting with a slight upward bias as it tracked gains in the Dow futures. However, at 5pm it finished with a net loss of 3.02 points at 3,223.46, this despite a 60-point rise in the Dow futures that indicated a firm opening to the week for Wall Street.

The broad market excluding warrants recorded a marginally firm advance-decline score of 212-197 though turnover …