Singapore shares end higher for fifth straight session, up 1.6%
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THE Straits Times Index (STI) ended higher on Friday for the fifth straight session at 2,751.50, up 44.30 points or 1.6 per cent.
Advancers outpaced decliners 347 to 140, with about 1.49 billion securities worth S$1.66 billion having changed hands.
The blue-chip index built on gains in the afternoon after a muted start to the day, following a dip in US shares as pessimism on the official May jobs report weighed on the trading session.
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