Singapore’s Straits Times Index dropped 0.4% to 2,918.55 as of the 12:30 p.m. trading break. Almost two stocks declined for each that rose on the 30- member gauge.
Stocks on the measure trade at 15.8 times estimated earnings, compared with about 10 times at the start of 2009, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The following shares were among the most active in the market.
