Singapore shares open 0.42% higher on Wednesday
Published Wed, Nov 4, 2015 · 01:11 AM
SINGAPORE share prices opened stronger on Wednesday, with the Straits Times Index (STI) up 12.70 points or 0.42 per cent to 3,012.26 as at 9.01 am, following regional gains and a rally in US shares.
Top gainers in early morning trade included Jardine Matheson Holdings, DBS, UOB, and Biosensors International Group.
A total of 54.1 million shares worth S$43.7 million had changed hands as at 9.01am. Gainers outnumbered losers 92 to 44.
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