{
  "id": 3482549,
  "title": "Singapore stocks fall, bucking regional gains; STI down 0.2%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/singapore-stocks-fall-bucking-regional-gains-sti-down-0-2-3482549",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-26T10:07:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
    "slug": "the-business-times-companies-markets",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/singapore-stocks-fall-wednesday-sti-down-0-2"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Wednesday (Aug 26), Singapore's stocks closed lower, despite regional indices rising. The Straits Times Index (STI) fell 0.2% or 14.09 points, closing at 5,721.59. Sembcorp Industries was among the top gainers on Singapore's blue-chip index, increasing 1.2% or S$0.07 to S$6.12. The STI's biggest decliner was China Aviation Oil, which plummeted 4.1% or S$0.06 to S$1.42. Most stocks in the broader market outperformed, with 281 gainers to 244 losers. A total of 938.6 million securities valued at S$1.6 billion exchanged hands. Addvalue Tech saw the highest trading volume, with 77.1 million shares changing hands, rising 2.1% or S$0.003 to S$0.149. Regional indices saw gains: Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 0.6%, South Korea's Kospi gained 1%, Japan's Nikkei 225 was up 0.6%, and the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI advanced 0.7%. Analyst Vishnu Varathan from Mizuho Securities cautioned that upcoming US fiscal consolidation plans could disappoint global markets, as sceptical markets set higher standards for fiscal consolidation.",
  "summary": "Sembcorp Industries leads the gainers on the blue-chip index",
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        "outlet": "The Business Times - Singapore",
        "title": "Singapore stocks fall, bucking regional gains; STI down 0.2%",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/singapore-stocks-fall-bucking-regional-gains-sti-down-0-2",
        "published": "2026-08-26T10:07:18.000Z"
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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."
}