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.