Quiet trading ahead of FOMC meeting
In line with other regional markets, STI ends 12 points down amid low trading volumes
THE Straits Times Index on Wednesday drifted to a 12.02-point loss at 3,040.51 in low volume of one billion units worth S$826 million. Markets around in the region underwent similar quiet and cautious sessions - the indices in Hong Kong and China ended weaker while the Dow futures traded marginally firmer - probably as traders waited for the outcome of Wednesday's US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.
STI components traded 246.3 million units worth S$596.3 million, which in dollar terms was 72 per cent of the entire market. Excluding the 30 STI members, tra…
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