Singapore shares open 6.32 points higher on Monday

THE benchmark Straits Times Index rose 0.22 per cent or 6.32 points to 2,931.67 in early trading on Monday, continuing from Friday's positive run.

At 9.02am, some 192.1 million shares worth S$171.5 million had changed hands, with gainers outnumbering losers at 67 to 42.

Gainers included Jardine Cycle & Carriage, the three local banks - DBS, OCBC and UOB - and SBS Transit.