Singapore shares open higher on Thursday
Published Thu, Jun 23, 2016 · 01:12 AM
SINGAPORE shares edged higher along with other Asian stocks on Thursday, with the Straits Times Index up 21.05 points or 0.76 per cent to 2,807.18. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged up 0.2 per cent in early-morning trading while Japan's Nikkei share average rose 0.3 per cent.
As at 9.02am, 28.1 million shares worth S$38.1 million changed hands. Gainers outnumbered losers 82 to 32.
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