Singapore shares open lower on Friday; STI down 0.6%

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SINGAPORE stocks fell on Friday morning, continuing their decline from Thursday prompted by resurgent Covid-19 infections in the US and Beijing. Read more at The Business Times.

The trio of local banks all fell in early trade. UOB declined 0.6 per cent or S$0.13 to S$20.81, DBS lost 1 per cent or S$0.21 to S$21.31, and OCBC fell 0.9 per cent or S$0.08 to S$9.11.

Other active index counters include the Singapore Exchange, which edged up 0.1 per cent or S$0.01 to S$8.17. Keppel Corp slipped 0.8 per cent or S$0.05 to S$5.99. CapitaLand shares were flat at S$2.97. On Thursday, Temasek Foundation said it is partnering the mall operator for over 500 dining tables in food courts operated by Kopitiam and Food Junction, as well as staff canteens for frontline transport workers at public transport depots.as investors weighed data showing stubbornly high jobless claims against optimism over the impact of monetary stimulus.

 

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