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Stocks in Singapore slipped during early trading Friday, as the FTSE Straits Times Index dropped 0.4% to 4339.28.

Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion Singapore dollars ($773.6 million), Golden Agri-Resources is the biggest early laggard, falling 1.8%, followed by shares of IFAST, which dropped 1.3%. Shares of Hong Leong Asia fell 1.1%.

Singapore Telecom is the biggest leader this morning, increasing 1.2%, and Pacific Century Reg Devt added 1.1%. Keppel REIT rounds out the top three movers, as shares climbed 1.0%.

The U.S. dollar strengthened 0.1% against the Singapore dollar to S$1.29.

In the bond markets, the 10-year Singaporean government bond yield declined 0.5 basis point to 1.770%.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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October 16, 2025 21:31 ET (01:31 GMT)

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