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Singapore shares open 8.9 points higher on Tuesday

Published Tue, May 9, 2017 · 01:10 AM

    SINGAPORE shares opened marginally higher on Tuesday, after a flat closing on Wall Street overnight offered little directional cues.

    At 9.01am, the benchmark Straits Times Index was up 8.92 points at 3,245.9.

    About 77.5 million shares worth S$105.4 million were traded, with gainers outpacing losers 90 to 36.

    Straits Times Index

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