STI swings high and low but ends little changed

SINGAPORE stocks ended a see-saw week almost flat, but at least the weekend arrived on the back of a final upswing.

The bluechip-dominated Straits Times Index rose 0.6 per cent, or 19.79 points, to close at 3,299.43 yesterday. That ended a rocky five days with positive sessions bookending a soft mid-week.

After bouncing up and down within a 33-point range during the week, the index managed to eke out a 0.1 per cent gain from its May 30 close of 3,295.85.