Singapore Shares Fall Tracking Overnight Declines in Europe, US; IFast Climbs 2%
Singapore Shares Fall Tracking Overnight Declines in Europe, US; IFast Climbs 2%
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.Singapore's Strait Times Index fell on Friday to end the week in red, tracking overnight declines in North American and European markets.
新加坡海峽時報指數週五下跌，本週收盤下跌，追蹤北美和歐洲市場隔夜的跌勢。
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.
當天，基準新加坡海峽時報指數在3,271.58至3,297.80之間，收盤下跌0.23％或7.65點，至3,280.10點。
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.
在經濟新聞方面，新加坡經濟開發銀行的一份報告顯示，新加坡3月份的製造業產出同比下降9.2％，扭轉了2月份3.8％的增長，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（新加坡證券交易所股票代碼：AIY）的股價上漲了2％以上，此前該公司截至2024年3月31日的季度實現了1,450萬新元的應占利潤，與去年同期的270萬新元相比增長了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.
遠東果園（新加坡證券交易所股票代碼：O10）股價在週五收盤時上漲了1％，原因是該公司以3,000萬新元收購了總部位於英國的專用學生宿舍運營商學生之家（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.
在公司新聞方面，九天化工集團（SGX: C8R）週五收盤持平，該公司公佈的第一季度應占虧損爲4,810萬元人民幣，較去年同期的1.111億元人民幣萎縮了57％。
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