SINGAPORE: Share prices in Singapore closed lower in line with other regional markets in a shortened pre-holiday session.
Markets were weighed down by the US fiscal deadlock, as hopes faded that a deal will be reached just a day before the deadline.
The Straits Times Index fell 24.72 points, or 0.77 per cent, to end at 3,167.08.
On the broader market, losers outnumbered gainers by 216 to 175.
Volume totalled 1.54 billion shares valued at S$957.6 million.
Among the declining issues, Great Eastern dropped 18 cents to $15.66, DBS lost 14 cents S$14.84, and SIA also moved down 14 cents to finish at S$10.75.
Ramba Energy rose 21.5 cents to 60 cents, Venture added 6 cents to S$8.06, while City Developments gained 4 cents to S$12.87.
- CNA/al
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