Singapore Shares Fall Tracking Overnight Declines in Europe, US; IFast Climbs 2%
Singapore Shares Fall Tracking Overnight Declines in Europe, US; IFast Climbs 2%
Singapore's Strait Times Index fell on Friday to end the week in red, tracking overnight declines in North American and European markets.
新加坡海峡时报指数周五下跌，本周收盘下跌，追踪北美和欧洲市场隔夜的跌势。
During the day, the benchmark Singapore Strait Times Index ranged between 3,271.58 and 3,297.80, ending 0.23% or 7.65 points lower at 3,280.10.
当天，基准新加坡海峡时报指数在3,271.58至3,297.80之间，收盘下跌0.23％或7.65点，至3,280.10点。
In economic news, Singapore's manufacturing output dropped 9.2% year over year in March, reversing a climb of 3.8% in February, as four out of six clusters declined, according to an EDB Singapore report.
在经济新闻方面，新加坡经济开发银行的一份报告显示，新加坡3月份的制造业产出同比下降9.2％，扭转了2月份3.8％的增长，原因是六分之四的集群有所下降。
iFast's (SGX:AIY) shares were up over 2% after it booked an attributable profit of SG$14.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, up 387% compared with SG$2.7 million in the year-ago period.
iFast（新加坡证券交易所股票代码：AIY）的股价上涨了2％以上，此前该公司截至2024年3月31日的季度实现了1,450万新元的应占利润，与去年同期的270万新元相比增长了387％。
Far East Orchard (SGX:O10) shares rose 1% on Friday's close, as it acquired a 49% stake in UK based purpose-built student accommodation operator, Home for Students (HFS) for SG$30.0 million.
远东果园（新加坡证券交易所股票代码：O10）股价在周五收盘时上涨了1％，原因是该公司以3,000万新元收购了总部位于英国的专用学生宿舍运营商学生之家（HFS）49％的股份。
In company news, Jiutian Chemical Group (SGX:C8R) closed flat on Friday, as it posted an attributable loss of 48.1 million yuan for the first quarter, shrinking 57% from 111.1 million yuan a year earlier.
在公司新闻方面，九天化工集团（SGX: C8R）周五收盘持平，该公司公布的第一季度应占亏损为4,810万元人民币，较去年同期的1.111亿元人民币萎缩了57％。