- Singapore stocks recouped most of their losses to end higher on Friday, as lenders recovered but weak Asian cues kept investors on edge.
- The Straits Times Index edged up 0.2 percent or 6 points to 3,220 after shedding as much as 0.4 percent to their lowest in a week earlier in the session.
- In Asia, stocks fell while safe havens such as the Japanese yen and Swiss franc gained amidst possibility of North Korea conducting another hydrogen bomb test.
- Food catering firm Neo Group said it entered into an exclusive negotiation agreement to buy shares in ER Marketing and Ever Rich. Its shares fell 0.7 percent.
- Property developer SingHaiyi Group-led joint venture has won tender for the purchase of Sun Rosier condominium in Singapore at S$271 million. The stock closed unchanged at S$0.12.
- Crane rental company Tat Hong Holdings jumped as much as 20 percent to S$0.485 after the shares resumed trading on Friday. The trading halt was requested after the Singapore-based company said it has been approached by certain parties on a potential transaction.
- Singapore Press Holdings is considering job cuts amid a reorganization, Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the matter.
