STI weakens for first time in six sessions
Pullback comes amid Dow futures and HK slide and poorer Europe opening
THE Straits Times Index (STI) on Tuesday fell 5.89 points to 2,864.67, its first day of weakness after five consecutive rises that saw it gain 141 points or 5.2 per cent.
The fall came in tandem with a 105-point slide in the Dow futures, a 1.5 per cent fall in the Hang Seng Index and losses of about 1.5 per cent when Europe opened in the late afternoon.
The session yielded low turnover of 1.6 billion units worth S$951 million, probably because of Wednesday's public holiday. Excluding warrants, the whole market recorded 162 rises versus 219 shares.
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