Singapore Shares Track Wall Street Losses to End Lower; Singtel Slides 4% Despite Ruling Out Optus Stake Sale
Singapore Shares Track Wall Street Losses to End Lower; Singtel Slides 4% Despite Ruling Out Optus Stake Sale
Singapore's Strait Times Index fell into the negative territory on Wednesday's close following overnight losses on Wall Street.
继华尔街隔夜下跌之后，新加坡海峡时报指数在周三收盘时跌至负值区间。
During the day, the benchmark Singapore Strait Times Index ranged between 3,209.43 and 3,233.91, ending 0.77% or 25.06 points lower at 3,222.66.
当天，基准新加坡海峡时报指数在3,209.43至3,233.91之间，收盘下跌0.77％或25.06点，至3,222.66点。
In economic news, business activity in Singapore's private sector slowed month on month in March, but the expansion rate remained strong, thanks to a faster growth in new orders, an S&P Global report said.
标普全球报告称，在经济新闻方面，新加坡私营部门的商业活动在3月份逐月放缓，但由于新订单增长加快，扩张率仍然强劲。
Meanwhile, Singapore's mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions fell 5.5% year over year to $15.7 billion in the first quarter of 2024, according to data from the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG).
同时，根据伦敦证券交易所集团（LSEG）的数据，新加坡的并购（M&A）交易同比下降5.5％，至2024年第一季度的157亿美元。
In corporate news, shares of Singtel (SGX:Z74) fell over 4% on Wednesday's close, even as the telecom servicer provider clarified that there are currently no definitive announcements regarding a reported sale of its subsidiary Optus.
在企业新闻方面，新加坡电信（SGX: Z74）的股价在周三收盘时下跌了4％以上，尽管这家电信服务提供商澄清说，目前没有关于出售其子公司Optus的明确公告。
Shares of Seatrium (SGX:S51) were up 1% after the company secured a series of contracts worth SG$350 million.
Seatrium（新加坡证券交易所股票代码：S51）的股价上涨了1％，此前该公司获得了一系列价值3.5亿新加坡元的合同。