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Losers abound in muted Tuesday trade

Lift from US-China trade talks quickly fades; liquidity slumps on a lack of leads

LOCAL equities were muted on Tuesday, as the fizz from the weekend's US-China trade talks faded without other strong leads in play. The benchmark Straits Times Index wobbled throughout the day, before shedding 5.05 points, or 0.14 per cent, to close at 3,543.18.

On the overall bourse,