At closing bell, the Straits Times Index (STI) index was up 1.72 points, or 0.05%, to 3,258.90 after trading between 3,255.59 and 3,273.47. Volume was 2.01 billion shares worth S$1.43 billion changed hands. There were 346 gainers and 213 decliners.
The top performing stock in Straits Times Index constituents was Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust which rose 4.8% to S$1.31, while the bottom performing stock was Thai Beverage Public Co, falling 2.33% to S$0.63.
The local banking trio, accounting for a weighting of over 40% of the STI, were lower. United Overseas Bank declined 0.27% to $29.76, DBS fell 1.5% to $33, and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp was 0.16% lower at $12.37.
Shares of Sembcorp Industries rose nearly 2%, as the company, via its 45.3%-owned joint venture Hunan Xingling New Energy, acquired a portfolio of wind and solar assets in the Chinese provinces of Hunan and Guizhou.
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