Singapore Shares Track Regional Losses. DBS Group up 2%; SIA Down over 4%; Centurion Down Nearly 7%; Sembcorp Industries Down 14%

MT Newswires2025-08-08

Singapore shares closed the week in the red zone, tracking regional losses as investors kept tabs on trade talks between Washington and its trading partners.

The Straits Times Index (STI), a key benchmark for the Singapore Exchange, ranged between 4,221.20 and 4,251.01 throughout the day. It ended the session at 4,239.83, down 18.32 points or 0.43% compared to Thursday's close.

DBS Group up 2%; SIA down over 4%; Centurion down nearly 7%; Sembcorp Industries down 14%.

In company news, shares of Sembcorp Industries were down nearly 14% at the close as the company's attributable profit fell 1% during the first half of the year to SG$536 million from SG$543 million a year earlier.

Centurion's shares were down nearly 7% after its attributable profit declined 38% during the first half of the year to SG$73.9 million from SG$118.2 million a year earlier.

Meanwhile, shares of Rex International were down nearly 9% at the close as the company's attributable loss for the first half of the year widened to $24.2 million from $8.6 million a year earlier.

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