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SG shares close 8.33 percent down
Straits Times Index dived 145.39 points to 1,600.28. -AFP Fri, Oct 24, 2008 AFP
SINGAPORE - Singapore shares plunged 8.33 percent Friday on fears of a global recession hurting corporate earnings, dealers said.
The main Straits Times Index dived 145.39 points to 1,600.28.