SINGAPORE stocks resumed trading on Friday afternoon slightly down, with the Straits Times Index declining 0.1 per cent or 2.38 points on the day to 3,196.30 as at 1.02pm.
Decliners outnumbered advancers 168 to 140, after about 826.2 million securities worth S$522.7 million changed hands. Among the most heavily traded by volume, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding gained 1 per cent, or S$0.01 to S$1.05, with 20.5 million shares traded. Singtel fell 0.3 per cent or S$0.01 to S$3.12, with 15.3 million shares traded.
Banking stocks were mixed by afternoon trade. DBS gained 0.4 per cent or $0.10 to S$25.20 on a cum-dividend basis, UOB lost 0.3 per cent or S$0.08 to S$25.79 on a cum-dividend basis, while OCBC rose 0.3 per cent or S$0.03 to S$11.07 on a cum-dividend basis. Other active securities included ComfortDelGro which dropped 1 per cent or S$0.02 to S$2.03 and Wilmar International which shed 2.2 per cent or S$0.09 to S$4.13 on a cum-dividend basis.