Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 1.65%
DBS saw the sharpest decline amongst top active stocks with a 2.26% drop.
The Straits Times Index ended 40.96 or 1.65% lower at 2,440.27.
The top active stocks were DBS, which dropped 2.26%, Singtel, which edged down 0.79%, OCBC Bank, which dipped 1.74%, Genting Sing, which slid 0.73%, and UOB with a 1.85% contraction.
The FTSE Mid Cap declined 2.46%, whilst the FTSE Small Cap slipped 1.95%.