The Singapore dollar strengthened against the U.S. dollar in the pre-European session on Friday.

In other economic news, data from the Department of Statistics showed that Singapore's domestic wholesale sales plunged a seasonally adjusted 9.6 percent quarter-on-quarter in the third quarter, reversing a 8.0 percent climb in the previous quarter. On an annual basis, domestic wholesale trade tumbled 26.0 percent in the September quarter, faster than the 18.3 percent fall in the second quarter.

Against the greenback, the Singapore dollar rose to a 2-week high of 1.4100 from an early low of 1.4155. At yesterday's closing quote, the Singapore dollar was trading at 1.4116 against the greenback.

If the Singapore dollar extends its uptrend, it is likely to find resistance around the 1.40 area.

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