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Stocks in Singapore slipped Thursday, as the FTSE Straits Times Index dropped 0.7% to 4967.61.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Singapore dollars ($779.4 million), Hong Leong Asia was the biggest laggard, plunging 6.3%, followed by shares of Ultragreen.AI, which fell 5.0%. Shares of UOB-Kay Hian Holdings fell 4.0%.
Suntec REIT was the biggest leader during the session, gaining 4.3%, and AEM Holdings rose 1.6%. SembCorp Industries rounded out the top three movers, as shares climbed 1.0%.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index fell 0.1% to 96.61. The U.S. dollar strengthened 0.1% against the Singapore dollar to S$1.28.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Singaporean government bond yield rose 5.5 basis points to 2.160%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 19, 2026 05:46 ET (09:46 GMT)
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