The Singapore Straits Times Index broke through 3930 points on Wednesday (February 19), closing up 0.22% or 8.48 points, closing at 3934.04 points, setting a new high for three consecutive days.

Most Asian stock markets fell, but Shanghai and Shenzhen rose by 0.81% and 1.46% respectively, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell slightly by 0.14%. Tokyo fell 0.27%, Taiwan fell 0.26%, Sydney fell 0.66%, and Seoul rose 1.70%.

The local stock market sold 1.37 billion shares on Wednesday, with a total transaction volume of 1.5 billion yuan. There were 254 rising stocks and 269 falling stocks.

In terms of the constituent stocks of the Sea Index, nine of them rose, 19 fell, and two remained the same. The biggest increase was Yangtze River Shipping Industry, which rose 2.24% to 3.2 yuan, followed by Semco Industry, which rose 1.99% to 5.63 yuan. The biggest decline was Fengyi International, which fell 2.45% to 3.18 yuan.

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