Singapore’s Straits Times Index added 0.7% to 2,651.13 at the close, paring this week’s decline to 2.4%, the most since the period ended Aug. 21. The measure slipped 0.8% this month, the first drop in eight months. Four stocks gained for each that fell on the 30- member gauge. The following shares were among the most active in the market.

 

Palm oil suppliers: Crude palm oil for January delivery gained as much as 0.8% in Kuala Lumpur today, adding to yesterday’s 1.7% advance. Indofood Agri Resources (IFAR SP), the palm oil unit of Indonesia’s biggest noodle maker, gained 1.8% to $1.71. Wilmar International (WIL SP), the world’s biggest palm oil trader, added 1.3% to $6.29.