The shares prices in Singapore rose a mere 0.37 point or 0.02 percent on Friday with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) closed at 2,307.98 points. The overall volume stood at 942.5 million shares worth 892.6 million Singapore dollars (about 612.3 million U.S. dollars). Losers led gainers by 239 to 150 with another 856 unchanged. On Thursday, the STI rose 47.84 points or 2.12 percent to end at 2,307.61 points. 