Singapore shares open unchanged on Tuesday

SINGAPORE stocks opened unchanged on Tuesday, with the Straits Times Index moving up 0.79 points to 3,147.94 as at 9am.

About 52.3 million shares worth S$46.8 million in total changed hands, which worked out to an average unit price of S$0.89 per share.

The most actively traded counter was Swee Hong, which rose S$0.001 to S$0.017 with 12.9 million shares changing hands. Other actives included Disa and IHC.

Gainers outnumbered losers 73 to 50, or about three up for every two down.