Daily Debrief: What Happened Today

Published Fri, Nov 15, 2019 · 10:30 AM
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The STI today

Singapore shares edge up on Friday, down 0.7% on the week

THE Straits Times Index (STI) opened flat but notched up slight gains to end at 3,238.86, up 7.01 points or 0.2 per cent.

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