0120 GMT - Singapore's FTSE Straits Times Index falls 0.7% to 3163.17 as worry grows over potential investors' outflows. Phillip Securities Research team says in a commentary that local equity valuations continue to "de-rate" and domestic stock markets risk being value traps for investors as liquidity just flows to U.S. equities. Among the worst performers on the STI, telecom conglomerate Singapore Telecommunications falls 1.7%, index heavyweight DBS drops 1.2% and property developer UOL Group is down 1.6%. Seatrium sheds 1.1% after reporting its 2H loss widened significantly. Meanwhile, Venture Corp. rises 2.0% and Yangzijiang Shipbuilding is up 1.2%. (ronnie.harui@wsj.com)
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February 25, 2024 20:20 ET (01:20 GMT)
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