Singapore stocks enter first afternoon session of year higher; STI at 3,417.68 up 0.4% on day

Published Tue, Jan 2, 2018 · 05:21 AM

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SINGAPORE shares resumed trading 0.4 per cent higher on Tuesday, with the Straits Times Index up 14.76 points to 3,417.68 as at 1.02 pm.

About 693 million shares worth S$363 million in total changed hands as gainers outnumbered losers 233 to 117.

The most actively traded stock was Allied Tech, which rose S$0.002 to S$0.080 with 172.3 million shares changing hands.

Other actives included Jiutian Chemical and Singtel with the latter's shares trading down S$0.03 or 0.83 per cent down at S$3.57.

Active index stocks included DBS Group Holdings, down S$0.05 or 0.2 per cent at S$24.85; and UOB shares trading at S$0.37 or 1.4 per cent up at S$26.45.

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