STI takes a breather, loses 4 points
There was news-driven action in the local market while other major regional markets put out a mixed showing
AFTER last week's strong act, the local bourse's benchmark index had a valid excuse for a respite on Monday ahead of a data-light week and last Friday's modest losses in US equities.
The Straits Times Index headed south throughout the day but pared some losses to close 3.68 points or 0.12 per cent lower to finish at 3,165.7.
Other major regional markets put out a mixed showing. The benchmark indices in Hong Kong and China continued their previous week's robustne…
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