Singapore shares end higher on Wednesday

SINGAPORE shares closed higher on Wednesday, with the Straits Times Index up 0.8 per cent or 24.75 points to close at 3,267.4.

About 1.55 billion shares worth S$907 million in total changed hands, which worked out to an average unit price of S$0.58 per share. 

Gainers outnumbered losers 229 to 155.

The most actively traded stock was SinoCloud Group, which fell S$0.001 to S$0.001 with 151 million shares changing hands.

Other actives included ThaiBev and Golden Agri-Resources.