S'pore stocks end largely flat after lacklustre Wall St session
The Straits Times|July 25, 2024
Losers outnumber gainers 292 to 265 on trade of 1.2b shares | Markets elsewhere in region decline, with Nikkei down 1.1% | Yangzijiang Shipbuilding is STI's top gainer, rising 3.9%
Tan Nai Lun

Local shares closed flat on July 24 while regional markets mostly ended in the red after a lacklustre session on Wall Street overnight.

The low-key trading day left the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) down a modest 0.01 per cent or 0.34 points to 3,460.82, with losers outnumbering gainers 292 to 265 on trade of 1.2 billion securities worth $935.5 million.

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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

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