Singapore shares open lower as oil corrects
Published Wed, Feb 24, 2016 · 01:12 AM
SINGAPORE'S benchmark Straits Times Index on Wednesday opened lower at 2,651.69 points, down 20.38 points or 0.76 per cent, amid a correction in the oil price.
Some 59.6 million stocks worth S$129.7 million changed hands by 9.02am. Losers outnumbered gainers 92 to 40.
Top stocks by value traded are DBS, Singtel, Jardine Cycle and Carriage, United Overseas Bank, and Singapore Exchange.
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