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STI bucks major regional markets

The index drops 7.71 points or 0.22% to 3,562.46; some 1.5 billion shares worth S$1 billion are traded

NO SOONER had one shock election result unnerved the market than another unexpected event, this time in Indonesia, raised uncertainty in markets again.

On Monday, news of a suicide bombing by Islamic State-inspired militants at the police headquarters in Surabaya, following similar