STI at 4-year low, virus-driven rout persists
Market continues to bleed following Trump's announcement of a US ban on all travellers from Europe
SINGAPORE'S Straits Times Index (STI) continued to fall on Thursday, ending at a four-year low after the World Health Organization (WHO) labelled Covid-19 a pandemic and the United States temporarily halted travel from Europe - with the exception of the United Kingdom - for 30 days.
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