SINGAPORE shares entered the afternoon session 0.2 per cent higher on Wednesday, with the Straits Times Index up 8.19 points to 3,521.5 as at 1.02pm.
About 610 million shares worth S$388 million in total changed hands gainers outnumbered losers 203 to 145.
The most actively traded stock was IPCO International, which traded at S$0.003 with 17 million shares changing hands.
Other actives included Noble Group and Golden Agri-Resources.
Active index stocks included DBS, down S$0.1 or 0.4 per cent at S$27.97; and UOB shares trading down S$0.06 or 0.2 per cent at S$28.04.