Singapore shares end higher on Monday

SINGAPORE shares closed higher on Monday, with the Straits Times Index up 0.3 per cent or 9.52 points to 2,981.54.  About 1.62 billion shares worth S$867 million in total changed hands, which worked out to an average unit price of S$0.53 per share. 

Losers outnumbered gainers 202 to 162.

Genting Singapore and Yangzijiang Shipbuilding were among the most actively traded stocks for the day, gaining S$0.01 and S$0.06 to end at S$0.875 and S$1.21 respectively. 

Among financials, UOB closed up S$0.08 or 0.3 per cent at S$24.15 but DBS fell S$0.07 or 0.3 per cent to S$23.03.