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title: "Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.29%; Top stock is DFI Retail"
type: "News"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/281937588.md"
description: "The Straits Times Index (STI) closed at 4,958.010, down 0.29% on April 7. DFI Retail was the top stock with a 3.42% increase, followed by ST Engineering (+2.05%) and Wilmar International (+1.81%). Jardine Matheson and Singapore Telecommunications Limited were the least performing stocks."
datetime: "2026-04-07T22:30:28.000Z"
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# Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.29%; Top stock is DFI Retail

**DFI Retail is the top stock with a 3.42% increase.**

The Straits Times Index (STI) closed at 4,958.010, down 0.29% on Tuesday, 7 April, at 5:21 p.m.

DFI Retail was the most active stock, followed by ST Engineering (+2.05%) and Wilmar International (+1.81%).

Jardine Matheson and Singapore Telecommunications Limited were at the foot.

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