Singapore market drifts as investor focus shifts to US presidential debate
The STI slips 0.2%, with CapitaLand Mall Trust and CapitaLand Commercial Trust leading the fall.
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LOCAL shares fell on directionless trading, in tandem with several regional markets after what some called a "train wreck" US Presidential debate on Wednesday morning, Singapore time, with the Straits Times Index (STI) down 4.99 points or 0.2 per cent to 2,466.62 on Wednesday.
About 1.5 billion securities worth S$1.37 billion changed hands, with losers just slightly outnumbering gainers 200 to 198.
Across the region, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.5 per cent and the Shanghai Composite fell 0.2 per cent, while the Hang Seng Index rose 0.8 per cent and Malaysia's KLCI added 0.06 per cent.
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