SHARE prices in the Singapore bourse closed lower on Wednesday, with the key Straits Times Index down 8.75 points, or 0.27 per cent, to 3,234.12.
About 1.45 billion shares worth S$1.14 billion in total changed hands, which worked out to an average unit price of S$0.79 per share. Losers outnumbered gainers 237 to 184.
The most actively traded stock was Thai Beverage, which dropped 2 Singapore cents or 2.9 per cent to end at S$0.68, with 86.2 million shares changing hands. Other actives included Ezion Holdings and Genting Singapore.