SINGAPORE: Singapore share prices closed 0.2 per cent lower on Wednesday with the Straits Times Index down 7.94 points to 3,487.15, as investors nervously awaited the outcome of the two-day Federal Reserve policy meeting.
The index was weighed down by a drop in UOB, which fell 54 Singapore cents to S$24.42. It had reached an all-time high earlier this week.
Some real estate investment trusts also saw significant declines. Ascendas Reit, which owns industrial property, fell 12 Singapore cents or 4.7 per cent to S$2.46.
About 1.49 billion shares worth S$1.12 billion changed hands, with losers outnumbering gainers 268 to 184.
