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Dec 17, 2008
STI closes 0.16% lower
SINGAPORE shares closed lower on Wednesday with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) down 2.80 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 1,779.29 points.

A total of 1.08 billion shares exchanged hands.

Gainers beat losers 199 to 195.
 
 
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Merkel mulls new stimulus 9:55 PM
Motorola to cut costs 11:30 PM
Wall Street pulls back 11:12 PM
IMF urges stepped-up actions 11:23 PM
Norway slashes key rate 11:27 PM
US narrows BoP deficit by 3.8% 11:03 PM
Morgan Stanley loses $3.5b 9:23 PM
World markets mixed 8:13 PM
China lowers import taxes 8:15 PM
EU eases state aid rules 8:04 PM
US$ at 13-yr low against yen 7:53 PM
Fortis to reabsorb insurer 7:49 PM
BoE mulled bigger cut 7:04 PM
Huge investment fund set up 6:46 PM
Opec to cut 2m barrels 6:31 PM
Eurozone inflation plunges 6:27 PM
British jobless rate up at 6% 6:08 PM
BA cuts fuel surcharge 4:49 PM
German inflation at 1.4% 3:46 PM
Honda slashes profit forecast 5:17 PM
Lending won't go on forever 2:55 PM
Weak growth in Australia 2:06 PM
Citi scrutiny toughened 1:42 PM
Another record trade surplus? 12:16 PM
BOJ pushed towards rate cut 12:57 PM
Nissan axing 500 more 1:35 PM
3-4.8% inflation rate expected 12:20 PM
Goldman Sachs posts $3b loss 11:15 AM
Major FIs stabilised: Paulson 10:07 AM
STI closes 0.16% lower 5:29 PM
HK central bank cuts base rate 8:48 AM
Jobs no-show at Macworld 8:26 AM
Asian shares climb 7:04 PM
Bristol-Myers to axe 10% more 8:02 AM
US works quickly on auto rescue 7:51 AM
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SEC launches Madoff probe 9:17 AM
Economic crisis batters Europe 6:26 AM
Fiat to extend temp closures 6:25 AM
BNP Paribas to cut jobs 6:22 AM
Plunge in consumer prices 6:14 AM
Fed cuts rates to record low 6:00 AM
Oil rises above US$44 1:27 PM
Fed rate cut propels Wall St 6:00 AM
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