On 13/Dec, Singapore shares ended lower after ratings agencies issued a weak assessment of European leaders’ latest plans to stem the debt crisis.

STI ended lower at 2685.74 (0.6%) with LOW VOL of 691 million shares traded compared with 617 million shares Monday. In the broader market, losers outnumbered gainers 172 to 132. Today STI undergo profit taking as bargain hunters came in to support the decline.

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Before market close

SMRT Corp. (S53.SG) plan to revise fares for its taxi operations to mitigate rising operating costs and inflation.

After market close

Sound Global Ltd has secured the municipal wastewater treatment project in Dagushan, Anshan City, Liaoning province in China for 94 million yuan (US$14.72 million).

Sakari Resources Limited said that the major conduit, the suspension bridge over the Mahakam River at Tenggarong – which it uses to transport coal and supplies to and ...