Singapore shares open lower on Tuesday; STI down 1.2% to 3,031.88
SINGAPORE shares opened lower on Tuesday, with the Straits Times Index dropping 36.27 points or 1.2 per cent to 3,031.88 as at 9.01 am.
About 46.4 million shares worth S$77.1 million in total changed hands. Losers outnumbered gainers 126 to 17.
The most actively traded counter was Thai Beverage, which rose S$0.005 to S$0.655 with 9.5 million shares changing hands. Other actives included Ezion and Rex International.
Among financials, DBS was trading down S$0.48 or 2 per cent at S$23.04 and UOB shares dropped S$0.61 or 2.5 per cent to S$23.88.
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