Dow futures weakness drags STI down
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WEAKNESS in the Dow futures on Tuesday outweighed slight gains in Hong Kong and China, bringing pressure to bear on the Straits Times Index (STI). The selling accelerated in the late afternoon, after Europe opened in the red, leaving the STI to finish 30.54 points or 1 per cent lower at 3,052.53 on a low volume of 1.3 billion units worth S$953.5 million.
Of this, S$683 million or 68 per cent came from trading in the 30 …
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