<div id="readability-page-1"><div>[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended flat on Friday (Dec 26), even as the latest factory output data pointed to continued strength in manufacturing activity.The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) was little changed, edging down 0.19 point to close at 4,636.15. The iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index rose 0.1 per cent, or 1.06 points, to 1,449.67.Across the broader market, gainers outnumbered losers 225 to 170, with 764.9 million securities worth S$667.8 million traded.Regional markets were mixed. Japan’s Nikkei 225 climbed 0.7 per cent and South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.5 per cent. Malaysia’s FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI slipped 0.1 per cent.On the data front, Singapore’s factory output jumped 14.3 per cent year on year, driven by a surge in pharmaceutical manufacturing, though this moderated from October’s revised 28.9 per cent growth, figures from the Economic Development Board showed.The reading came in just below private-sector economists’ median forecast of a 15 per cent expansion in a Bloomberg poll.On the STI, Thai Beverage led the gainers, rising 1.1 per cent, or S$0.005, to S$0.46.The weakest performer among blue-chip constituents was Jardine Matheson, which fell 1.4 per cent, or US$0.97, to US$66.65.Local banks closed mixed. OCBC rose 0.2 per cent to S$19.81 and UOB gained 0.3 per cent to S$35.13, while DBS slipped 0.1 per cent to S$56.23.</div></div>

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新加坡股市保持平稳，尽管制造业产出同比增长 14.3%，主要受制药制造业推动。海峡时报指数微跌至 4,636.15 点，而 iEdge 新加坡下一代 50 指数上涨 0.1%。区域市场表现参差不齐。泰国饮料在海峡时报指数中领涨，而 Jardine Matheson 表现最弱。当地银行表现不一，OCBC 和 UOB 上涨，而 DBS 稍微下跌

新加坡股市表现平稳；最新的工厂产出数据显示出稳健的增长