STI weakens for first time in six sessions

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 uni…