Xinhua
30 Jul 2020, 15:29 GMT+10
SINGAPORE, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Singapore stocks closed lower on Thursday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) going down 1.7 percent, or 43.63 points, to close at 2,529.82.
A total of 1.99 billion shares changed hands with a turnover of 2.97 billion Singapore dollars (about 2.16 billion U.S. dollars). Losers outnumbered gainers by 289 to 184.
The STI index went down 0.37 percent, or 9.52 points, to close at 2,573.45 on Wednesday.
Stocks trading in Singapore Exchange will be suspended on Friday for the Hari Raya.
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