Singapore shares rise at Tuesday's open; STI up 0.07% to 3,268.23

SINGAPORE stocks opened stronger on Tuesday, with the Straits Times Index advancing 0.07 per cent or 2.26 points to 3,268.23 as at 9.04am.

Gainers outnumbered losers 50 to 43 after 40.3 million securities worth S$55.5 million changed hands.

Among the most heavily traded by volume, Sembcorp Marine headed up 0.6 per cent or S$0.01 to S$1.60 with three million shares traded. Thai Beverage Public Co slipped 1.8 per cent or S$0.015 to S$0.805 with 2.5 million shares traded.

Active index stocks included DBS Group Holdings, up 0.1 per cent or S$0.02 to S$25.22; and Jardine Cycle & Carriage, down 0.1 per cent or S$0.05 to S$36.68.