Singapore Shares Drop as Consumption Moderates; Beng Kuang Marine Falls Despite Upbeat Q1 Revenue
Singapore Shares Drop as Consumption Moderates; Beng Kuang Marine Falls Despite Upbeat Q1 Revenue
Singapore shares closed slightly lower on Friday, as news of easing retail sales growth dampened investor sentiment.
由於零售銷售增長放鬆的消息抑制了投資者的情緒，新加坡股市週五收盤小幅走低。
The Straits Times Index, the benchmark for the Singapore Exchange, ended the day 0.12% lower at 3,292.93, with trading ranging between 3,289.76 and 3,312.47.
新加坡交易所的基準海峽時報指數收盤下跌0.12％，至3,292.93點，交易價格在3,289.76至3,312.47之間。
This decline coincided with the release of economic data showing Singapore's retail sales growth slowing down in March. According to Statistics Singapore, retail sales rose just 2.7% year-over-year in March, following an upwardly revised 8.6% jump in February. The food and alcohol industry led the gains among sectors.
這種下降恰逢經濟數據的發佈，顯示新加坡的零售銷售增長在3月份放緩。根據新加坡統計局的數據，繼2月份向上修正的8.6％之後，3月份零售額同比僅增長2.7％。食品和酒精行業在各行各業中領漲。
In company news, Beng Kuang Marine's (SGX:BEZ) shares fell over 2% even after the company reported that revenue for the first quarter of 2024 surged 113.1% to SG$28.6 million, from SG$13.4 million a year earlier.
在公司新聞方面，明光海運（新加坡證券交易所股票代碼：BEZ）的股價下跌了2％以上，儘管該公司報告稱，2024年第一季度的收入從去年同期的1,340萬新加坡元激增了113.1％，至2860萬新加坡元。
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