Singapore shares open lower on Tuesday

SINGAPORE shares opened slightly lower on Tuesday with the Straits Times Index dipping 1.87 points or 0.06 per cent to 2,926.89.

By 9.04am, some 59.6 million shares worth S$85.1 million had changed hands.

However, gainers outnumbered losers 72 to 51.

Actively traded stocks straight out of the gate included Singtel, Singapore Press Holdings, Hongkong Land, ComfortDelGro and DBS Bank.