STI falls as Opec-Russia deal to stem oil price drop fails to lift sentiment
Nearly half the STI constituents end in the red; the best performer was Yangzijiang Shipbuilding.
Claudia Tan HS
THE Straits Times Index ended Monday down 4.07 points or 0.16 per cent at 2,567.25 points.
Decliners outnumbered advancers 204 to 178 for the day, with 789.43 million shares worth S$713.63 million changing hands.
There was less demand for equities in Asia on Monday, given that traders are still erring on the side of caution as "markets will have a lot to tussle with over the week ahead", said Stephen Innes, AxiCorp's chief global markets strategist.
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