STI up 0.31%; regional indices close mixed

THE Singapore market saw some gains on Friday (Apr 1) amid a mixed showing in regional markets.

Its benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) climbed 0.31 per cent or 10.59 points to 3,419.11. Gainers trailed losers 219 to 239 in the broader market, with 1.28 billion shares worth S$1.25 billion changing hands.

Elsewhere in Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 was down 0.56 per cent while Korea's benchmark Kospi closed 0.7 per cent lower.