SINGAPORE: Singapore share prices opened a marginal 0.38 per cent lower on Friday, with the Straits Times Index (STI) down 11.03 points to 2,873.66 at 9am.
US markets were closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, but European shares hit three-month highs as expectations grew for aggressive European Central Bank action next week.
In Asia, Tokyo stocks opened 0.25 per cent higher on Friday as the weak yen boosted exporter shares.
The Nikkei 225 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange added 49.64 points to 19,994.05 in early dealing, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares rose 0.15 per cent, or 2.38 points, to 1,604.70.