Market Update: Singapore shares end in red, along with Asian peers

The Straits Times Index went back into the red on Thursday trade, closing at 2,824.96 down by 18.11 points or 0.64%.

The decline was triggered mainly by the rising COVID-19 cases in Singapore, and the continued stalemate of the US Congress over the coronavirus stimulus package deal.

Top stock losers were Singtel, jdown by 2.5%, Mapletree Industrial Trust shed about 2.10%, and DBS Group Holdings was down by 1.57%.

Meanwhile, Wall Street ended mixed with the Dow Jones Industrial down by 0.23%, closing at 29,999.26.

The S&P 500 also ended in negative territory, down by 0.13% to 3,668.10, while the NASDAQ Composite made a little jump by 0.54% at 12,405.81.

London's blue-chip index closed in green amid its Brexit overhang. The FTSE 100 closed at 6,599.76 up by 0.54% or 35.47 points.

The FTSE 250 on the other hand, lowered for the day by about 127.79 points or 0.64% to close at 19,756.10.