{
  "id": 8227880,
  "title": "Singapore shares edge lower as DFI Retail slides; STI down 0.08%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/singapore-shares-edge-lower-as-dfi-retail-slides-sti-down-0-08",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-18T10:18:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
    "slug": "the-business-times-companies-markets",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/singapore-shares-edge-lower-dfi-retail-slides-sti-down-0-08"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore stocks closed lower on Friday, Sep 18, with the Straits Times Index (STI) slipping 0.08% or 4.41 points to 5,656.11. Hongkong Land was among the top gainers, surging 2.6% to US$8.64. The biggest loser was DFI Retail Group, which dropped 8.5% to US$3.12. Among the local banks, OCBC rose 0.3%, DBS fell 0.1% and UOB dipped 0.2%. On the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index, Frencken Group led with a 5.8% gain, while StarHub suffered the steepest decline at 4.5%. Trading activity saw 1.8 billion securities valued at S$3.2 billion exchanged. Addvalue Tech was the most actively traded stock, with 134.9 million shares changing hands, while OCBC was the most actively traded by value, with 14.5 million shares worth S$455.4 million. Regional indices showed mixed performance, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index up 0.6%, Japan's Nikkei 225 rising 1.4%, South Korea's Kospi increasing 2.7%, and Malaysia's KLCI declining 0.5%. The Bank of Japan’s recent interest rate hike could impact global markets, as higher rates make Japanese assets more appealing to domestic investors, potentially raising borrowing costs worldwide.",
  "summary": "Hongkong Land leads the gainers on the blue-chip index",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}