Singapore shares open 0.1 per cent down on Tuesday

SINGAPORE stocks opened 0.1 per cent lower on Tuesday, with the Straits Times Index dropping 2.14 points to 3,296.1 as at 9.14am.

About 116.2 million shares worth S$113.4 million in total changed hands, which worked out to an average unit price of S$0.98 per share.

The most actively traded counter was Sincap, which rose S$0.001 to S$0.031 with 8.1 million shares changing hands. Other actives included AA and Global Logistic.

Gainers outnumbered losers 90 to 77, or about seven up for every six down.