Straits Times Index dips 0.26% in directionless cruise
Lacklustre trading volumes due to concern over global economy and growing US-China spat.
THE Singapore bourse's key Straits Times Index fell 6.45 points or 0.26 per cent to 2,504.76 on Tuesday as prices seesawed on directionless auto pilot.
Lacklustre trading volumes underpinned caution that was led by worries over the global economy and growing US-China spat while the generally uneventful atmosphere was partly owing to overnight calm - holidays in the US and Canada - and a data vacuum.
Brexit news, to some extent, made up for the lull after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson threatened to walk away from trade deal talks with the European Union which renewed hard-Brexit fears.
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