Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 1.72%

Submitted By:  Clarist Zablan Case Study:  No SGX saw the sharpest decline amongst top active stocks with a 3.7% fall. The Straits Times Index ended 48.82 or 1.72% lower at 2,783.72. The top active stocks were DBS, which declined 2.23%, OCBC, which slumped 2.26%, UOB, which dropped 2.6%, Singtel, which slipped 2.08%, and SGX with a 3.7% fall. The FTSE Mid Cap dipped 1.14% whilst the FTSE Small Cap slid down 2.24%.