Market eases on Europe's turmoil
STI drops 1.2% on Greek woes in tandem with falls in the Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite indices
THERE were no surprises as the Straits Times Index (STI) fell 40.72 points or 1.2 per cent on Monday to 3,280.18, weighed down by the turmoil in Europe from Greece's financial problems. The loss was in tandem with losses in the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index (a 2.6 per cent drop) and the Shanghai Composite Index (3.3 per cent) as Greek worries outweighed moves by the China government over the weekend to shore up its plunging stock market.
Turnover in the Singapore market was a moderate 1.3 billion units worth S$1.02 bil…
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