<div id="readability-page-1"><div>[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended lower on Wednesday (Dec 17), even as private-sector economists turned more optimistic about the Republic’s growth outlook for 2026.The benchmark Straits Times Index fell 0.1 per cent, or 4.25 points, to 4,575.48. The iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index declined 0.2 per cent, or 3.08 points, to 1,431.80.Across the broader market, gainers outnumbered losers 326 to 204, after 1.1 billion securities worth S$1.2 billion changed hands.Regional markets were mixed. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 0.9 per cent, Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.3 per cent and South Korea’s Kospi advanced 1.4 per cent, while Malaysia’s FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI slipped 0.4 per cent.On Wednesday, a quarterly survey released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore showed private-sector economists now expect the economy to grow 2.3 per cent in 2026, up from a median forecast of 1.9 per cent in September.Data released on the same day also showed Singapore’s key exports expanded 11.6 per cent year on year in November, beating expectations of single-digit growth.Economists had projected a 6.8 per cent increase, with the expansion driven mainly by volatile pharmaceuticals and supported by electronics such as integrated circuits and personal computers.On the blue-chip index, Sats was the top gainer, rising 1.9 per cent or S$0.07 to S$3.72. Thai Beverage was the weakest performer, slipping 1.1 per cent or S$0.005 to S$0.465.The three local banks ended mostly lower. OCBC was flat at S$19.44, while DBS fell 0.5 per cent or S$0.25 to S$55.24, and UOB eased 0.3 per cent or S$0.09 to S$34.66.</div></div>

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新加坡股市在 12 月 17 日下跌，海峽時報指數下跌 0.1%，儘管 2026 年的增長預測有所改善。iEdge 新加坡下一代 50 指數下跌 0.2%。區域市場表現不一，香港、日本和韓國上漲，但馬來西亞下跌。新加坡 11 月份的出口增長了 11.6%，超出預期。Sats 是漲幅最大的股票，而泰國飲料則表現最弱。當地銀行大多收低，DBS 和大華銀行均下跌

儘管 2026 年的增長前景有所改善，新加坡股市仍下滑；海峽時報指數下跌了 0.1%