Singapore shares open marginally higher on Tuesday

SINGAPORE stocks opened 0.23 per cent higher on Tuesday, with the Straits Times Index adding 6.51 points to 2,858.25 as at 9am.

Wall Street was closed on Monday for the Labour Day holiday. Trading on US markets will resume on Tuesday.

In Singapore, about 41 million shares worth S$65.6 million in total changed hands. Gainers beat losers 61 to 40.

Top stocks by value traded were StarHub, Global Logistic and SGX.