China, HK rebound fails to stem STI fall
ST Index slides 17.59 points to 3,267.4, possibly weighed down by an overnight plunge on Wall Street
A REBOUND in China and Hong Kong failed to stem the fall in Singapore as the Straits Times Index (STI) on Thursday fell 17.59 points to 3,267.40. Volume, which spiked up to S$1.6 billion during Wednesday's 56-point rout, settled down to a more familiar - and weak - level at about 1.3 billion units worth S$1.2 billion. Of this, S$764 million, or 64 per cent, was generated by trading in the 30 STI components.
Over in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index ended a volatile session abou…
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