Singapore shares open flat on Tuesday

SINGAPORE shares opened flat on Tuesday, with the Straits Times Index falling 0.03 per cent or 0.88 points to 3,246.30.

At 9.07am, some 145.4 million shares worth S$85.3 million changed hands, with gainers outnumbering losers 96 to 44.

Among the top active stocks were Wilmar International, DBS and Noble Group. Wilmar and DBS gained 5 cents and 8 cents, respectively, while Noble fell 4.5 cents.