Singapore Shares Extend Gains to End Week in Green as Manufactured Products Prices Rise in May

MT Newswires
27 Jun

Singapore shares extended gains from the previous session to end the week in green, as the city-state reported an increase in its manufactured products price index for May.

The Straits Times Index (STI), a key benchmark for the Singapore Exchange, ranged between 3,950.97 and 3,966.20 throughout the day. It ended the session at 3,966.20, up 27.74 points or 0.7% compared to Thursday's close.

In economic news, Singapore's Import Price Index fell 8.1% year on year in May, extending a 7.9% decrease in the preceding month, according to data release by the Department of Statistics.

Meanwhile, Singapore's Manufactured Products Price Index rose 1.1% year over year in May, extending a 3.2% gain in April, according to the Department of Statistics.

In company news, shares of XMH (SGX:BQF) surged nearly 35% at the close after the company's attributable profit jumped to SG$12.9 million in fiscal H2 from SG$6.1 million a year earlier.

Addvalue Technologies (SGX:A31) shares were up nearly 8% with the company securing a $3.7 million order for its software-defined and radiofrequency communication modules from a defense technology customer.

Meanwhile, shares of UMS Integration (SGX:558) were up nearly 8% at the close, as it received approval from the Malaysian Bursa Securities for its proposed listing on the Malaysian Exchange.

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