Singapore’s Straits Times Index gained 0.8% to 2,790.29 at the close. The measure advanced 1.4% this week. Almost five stocks rose for each that fell on the 30-member gauge.

 

Shares on the measure trade at 14.7 times estimated earnings, compared with about 17.5 times at the start of 2010, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The following shares were among the most active in the market.