Singapore Stocks Hurt By Global Risk-off Mood; STI Down 1.6%

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Singapore Stocks Hurt By Global Risk-off Mood; STI Down 1.6%

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Markets continued on their downward trend on Wednesday (Sep 28), tracking Wall Street’s decline overnight, after the S&P 500 closed at its lowest level in almost 2 years.The Straits Times Index (STI) ...

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