Singapore shares open 0.2 per cent up on Tuesday

SINGAPORE stocks opened 0.2 per cent higher on Tuesday, with the Straits Times Index gaining 7.1 points to 3,216.57 as at 9 am.

About 33.2 million shares worth S$41.3 million in total changed hands, which worked out to an average unit price of S$1.24 per share.

The most actively traded counter was Genting Sing, which rose S$0.015 to S$1.080 with five million shares changing hands. Other actives included Innopac and Addvalue Tech.

Gainers outnumbered losers 63 to 32, or about two up for every one down.