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SINGAPORE shares closed 2.43 per cent up on Friday, but caution remained as weak company earnings and job cuts by banking giant DBS Group underlined the impact of a slowing economy, analysts said.
The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rose 44.29 points to 1,863.49.
Around 1.5 billion shares exchanged hands.
Gainers beat losers 287 to 181.

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