Singapore stocks close 0.69 pct lower

Singapore stocks finished lower on Friday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) down 19.49 points, or 0.69 percent, to close at 2,814.60.

A total of 1.82 billion shares changed hands with turnover of 1.85 billion Singapore dollars (1.31 billion U.S. dollars).

Decliners outnumbered gainers 306 to 123, while 474 others finished unchanged.

The STI index gained 44.21 points, or 1.58 percent, to close at 2,834.09 on Thursday. Enditem