Singapore shares open 0.1 per cent down on Wednesday

SINGAPORE stocks opened 0.1 per cent lower on Wednesday, with the Straits Times Index dropping 2.14 points to 3,217.39 as at 9. 01 am.

About 32.5 million shares worth S$40 million in total changed hands, which worked out to an average unit price of S$1.23 per share.

The most actively traded counter was DISA, which traded unchanged at S$0.012 with 7.2 million shares changing hands. Other actives included Golden Agri-Res and Thai Bev.

Losers outnumbered gainers 84 to 34, or about five down for every two up.