At closing bell, the Straits Times Index (STI) index was down 13.37 points, or 0.41%, to 3,276.18 after trading between 3,271.87 and 3,290.25. Volume was 916.62 million shares worth S$868.40 billion changed hands. There were 274gainers and 239 decliners.
The top performing stock in Straits Times Index was DFI Retail Group which rose 2.6% to US$3.15, while the bottom performing stock was Wilmar International, falling 1.7% to US$4.07.
The local banks were lower. United Overseas Bank was down 0.4% to S$29.29, while Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp dropped 0.8% to S$12.59 and DBS was down 1.4% at S$34.53.
Shares in the Asia-Pacific traded mixed on Thursday after tracking losses on Wall Street overnight. Japan's Nikkei 225 traded down 1.44% to close at 26,405.23, after Japan recorded another trade deficit for December. South Korea's Kospi inched up 0.51% to close at 2,380.34. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.57% to 7,435.3. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 0.48%. Mainland China's Shanghai Composite climbed 0.49% to 3,240.28.
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