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Singapore shares fall for third straight day

US yield spikes and threat by Pyongyang to pull out of US summit weigh on Asian markets

ASIAN markets mostly fell on Wednesday, as Singapore shares extended their loss for the third consecutive session, with the key Straits Times Index down 7.18 points or 0.2 per cent to 3,533.05.

Some two billion shares worth S$1.4 billion were traded. Losers outpaced gainers slightly at