Weak Wall Street blamed for fall

THE Straits Times Index on Wednesday recorded a third consecutive fall, losing 11.4 points to end at 3,459.79. Overnight weakness on Wall Street brought on by an escalation of Greece's financial problems was said to be a major factor, which also affected the region. Since Monday, the index has dropped 27.6 point or 0.8 per cent.

Turnover spiked up to 1.3 billion worth S$1.23 billion compared to the weak S$886…