Singapore shares open 0.1% down on Friday

SINGAPORE stocks opened 0.1 per cent lower on Friday, with the Straits Times Index retreating 1.89 points to 3,213.66 as at 9.02am.

About 50.6 million shares worth S$66.6 million in total changed hands, which worked out to an average unit price of S$1.32 per share.

The most actively traded counter was Noble, which rose S$0.075 to S$0.530 with 6.8 million shares changing hands. Other actives included Global Logistic Properties and Golden Agri-Res.

Gainers outnumbered losers 66 to 46.