Singapore shares open marginally higher on Monday
Published Mon, May 8, 2017 · 01:11 AM
SINGAPORE shares opened slightly higher on Monday, extending the feel-good factor from Wall Street on Friday after US jobs data showed a rebound in payrolls and energy shares recovered.
At 9.02am, the benchmark Straits Times Index was up 8.46 points at 3,238.19.
Some 87.4 million shares worth S$107 million were traded. Gainers outpaced losers 92 to 45.
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