Singapore shares open 0.1% up on Thursday
SINGAPORE stocks opened 0.1 per cent higher on Thursday, with the Straits Times Index moving up 2.19 points to 3,120.38 as at 9.01 am.
About 60.6 million shares worth S$52.7 million in total changed hands, which worked out to an average unit price of S$0.87 per share.
The most actively traded counter was Healthway Medical, which rose S$0.001 to S$0.045 with 12.9 million shares changing hands. Other actives included Yangzijiang and ISR Capital.
Gainers outnumbered losers 79 to 41, or about two up for every one down.
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