Singapore shares open 0.1% up on Friday

SINGAPORE stocks opened 0.1 per cent higher on Friday, with the Straits Times Index moving up 1.63 points to 3,128.56 as at 9am.

About 47.6 million shares worth S$47.2 million in total changed hands, which worked out to an average unit price of S$0.99 per share.

The most actively traded counter was Chasen, which rose S$0.007 to S$0.057 with 7.7 million shares changing hands. Other actives included Artivision Tech and Singtel.

Gainers outnumbered losers 80 to 37, or about two up for every one down.