Singapore stocks close lower

Singapore stocks finished slightly lower on Friday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index ( STI) down 4.86 points, or 0.15 percent, to close at 3,295.85.
A total of 1.84 billion shares changed hands with turnover of 1. 66 billion Singapore dollars (1.33 billion U.S. dollars).
Decliners led gainers 230 to 206, while 503 others finished unchanged.
The STI index gained 28.87 points, or 0.88 percent, to close at 3,300.71 on Thursday.