<div id="readability-page-1"><div>SINGAPORE – Elevated crude prices reined in the performance of Singapore shares on March 13 as the Strait of Hormuz – the passageway used for transportation of a fifth of the world’s oil – remains effectively shut.Both the Straits Times Index (STI) and iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index closed lower, by 13.06 points or 0.3 per cent at 4,842.27 points, and 0.1 per cent or 1.57 points at 1,443.55 points, respectively.The STI was 0.1 per cent lower than a week ago.Defence and technology powerhouse ST Engineering was the worst STI performer at $10.88, as it ended with a 2.4 per cent or $0.27 drop.DFI Retail Group was at the other end of the spectrum, having risen 4.2 per cent or US$0.19 to US$4.69.The banking trio all ended lower. OCBC closed 0.6 per cent or $0.12 lower at $20.63, and DBS inched down 0.1 per cent or $0.06 to $55.31. UOB dipped 0.2 per cent or $0.08 to $36.16. Satellite communications company Addvalue Technologies rose 2.5 per cent or $0.002 to $0.081 after the mainboard-listed company announced plans to unlock market value from its Inter-Satellite Data Relay System business.Decliners beat gainers 313 to 266 across the broader market, with 1.4 billion securities worth $1.8 billion transacted.Private banking and asset management group LGT said investors remained unsettled by the war in the Middle East as elevated oil prices – owing to the blockage of transportation through the effectively closed Strait of Hormuz – fanned inflation fears. THE BUSINESS TIMES</div></div>

星展集团控股

华侨银行

新科工程

大华银行

富时新加坡海峡时报指数

3 月 13 日，因原油价格上涨，新加坡股市受到影响，海峡时报指数（STI）下跌 0.3%，报 4,842.27 点。新科工程表现最差，跌幅达到 2.4%，而 DFI 零售集团则上涨 4.2%。银行板块也出现下跌，华侨银行、星展集团控股和大华银行均收低。总体来看，下跌股票数量以 313 比 266 超过上涨股票，成交量为 14 亿股。由于中东持续冲突和霍尔木兹海峡这一重要石油运输通道的关闭，投资者对通货膨胀仍感到担忧

高企的原油价格限制了新加坡股市的表现，富时新加坡海峡时报指数下跌了 0.3%