SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's Straits Times Index .FTSTI fell 1.4 percent on Tuesday to a two-year low after U.S. stocks fell sharply on renewed credit concerns, pushing down stocks across the board.
By 0102 GMT, the index stood at 2,694.86 points. Top lender DBS Group (DBSM.SI) was down 1 percent and bourse operator Singapore Exchange (SGXL.SI) fell nearly 2 percent.
(Reporting by Brenda Goh; Editing by Jan Dahinten)
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