Singapore shares enter afternoon session lower on Tuesday; STI at 3,496.47, down 0.1% on day

Published Tue, Mar 20, 2018 · 05:15 AM

SINGAPORE shares entered the afternoon session 0.1 per cent lower on Tuesday, with the Straits Times Index down 1.82 points to 3,496.47 as at 1.02pm.

About 669 million shares worth S$401 million in total changed hands, as losers outnumbered gainers 211 to 107.

The most actively traded stock was IPCO International, which traded at S$0.003 with 17.0 million shares changing hands.

Other actives included Noble Group and Golden Agri-Resources.

Active index stocks included DBS, down S$0.1 or 0.4 per cent at S$27.97; and UOB shares trading down S$0.06 or 0.2 per cent at S$28.04.

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