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STI slips amid trade war, oil price fears

Benchmark Straits Times Index closes down by 32.69 points, or 0.97 per cent, at 3,324.04, after long weekend

SINGAPORE was not immune to trade war jitters on Monday, closely tracking the declines in other regional bourses as the tariff row between the United States and China escalated.

The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) closed down by 32.69 points, or 0.97 per cent, at 3,324.04, on traders