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  "id": 2119542,
  "title": "Singapore stocks fall on Thursday; STI down 0.4%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/singapore-stocks-fall-on-thursday-sti-down-0-4-2119542",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-20T10:50:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
    "slug": "the-business-times-companies-markets",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-stocks-fall-thursday-sti-down-0-4"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore stocks closed lower on Thursday (Aug 20), with the Straits Times Index (STI) down 0.4 percent or 22.33 points, settling at 5,671.91. CapitaLand Investment was among the top gainers on the blue-chip index, climbing 1.5 percent to S$2.67. Sats experienced the steepest decline, falling 13.6 percent to S$4.12. The major local banks, DBS, OCBC, and UOB, all ended the day in the red, with declines of 0.2 percent, 0.5 percent, and 0.8 percent, respectively. Within the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index, Top Glove emerged as the top performer, rising 2.4 percent to S$0.21, while UltraGreen.ai saw the steepest drop, falling 35.2 percent to US$0.745 after its competitor in the US market, Zydus Lifesciences, secured regulatory approval for its indocyanine green dye. Across the broader market, there were more losing stocks than gainers, with 271 down and 284 up, following 1.4 billion securities, worth S$2 billion, being traded. CapAllianz was the most actively traded stock, with 254.1 million shares changing hands, while DBS had the highest traded value, with 3.3 million shares worth S$253.3 million. Regional indices in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Japan, and South Korea also saw gains, with the Hang Seng Index up 0.8 percent, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI advancing 0.3 percent, the Nikkei 225 rising 1.4 percent, and the Kospi surging 5.9 percent.",
  "summary": "CapitaLand Investment leads the gainers on the blue-chip index",
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        "outlet": "The Business Times - Singapore",
        "title": "Singapore stocks fall on Thursday; STI down 0.4%",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/singapore-stocks-fall-on-thursday-sti-down-0-4",
        "published": "2026-08-20T10:50:44.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/4-stocks-to-watch-on-thursday-baba-wmt-mrna-shop",
        "published": "2026-08-20T12:51:55.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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