Market Update: STI down 0.28%

Venture saw the sharpest decline during Tuesday's trading, with a 2.83% drop.

The Straits Times Index ended 8.67 or 0.28% lower at 3,109.20 at the close of trading on Tuesday, June 22.

Among the top active stocks were ST Engineering which grew 1.03%, Jardine C&C which grew 0.56%, and Mapletree Logistics Trust which grew 0.50%.

Included in the bottom performers were ThaiBev which fell 2.14% and Wilmar International which fell 0.88%.

According to local news, stocks in Singapore took a retreat unlike the opposite trend in the region which followed gains in Wall Street.

The FTSE 100 Index ended 27.72 or 0.39% higher at 7,090.01, whilst the NYSE Composite Index ended 37.04 or 0.23% higher at 16,449.01 at the close of trading on Tuesday.