The shares prices in Singapore fell 20.41 points or 0.73 percent on Wednesday with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) closing at 2,762.14 points. The overall volume stood at 1.2 billion shares worth 1.2 billion Singapore dollars (about 857.1 million U.S. dollars). Gainers led losers by 242 to 195 with another 889 unchanged. On Tuesday, the STI rose 25.09 points or 0.91 percent to end at 2,782.55 points. 