Singapore shares slip at Friday's open; STI down 0.2% to 3,423.17
SINGAPORE stocks opened slightly lower on Friday , with the Straits Times Index easing 0.2 per cent or 6.85 points to 3,423.17 as at 9am.
Gainers outnumbered losers 44 to 39, after 30.7 million shares worth S$28.6 million changed hands.
Among the active stocks as at 9.02am was MindChamps PreSchool, which traded at S$0.85 on its listing debut, two cents above its initial public offering price of S$0.83.
The operator and franchiser of premium preschool centres in Singapore said on Thursday that its initial public offer was 21.4 times subscribed. Singapore Press Holdings, the parent of the Business Times, is a shareholder of MindChamps.
BT is now on Telegram!
For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to t.me/BizTimes
Capital Markets & Currencies
Hong Kong bourse regains favour on hopes of a market revival
Asia: Markets rise as strong US tech earnings offset poor data
Singapore shares open lower on Friday; STI down 0.1%
Stocks to watch: CLI, Great Eastern, MIT, Sheng Siong, iFast, OUE, Far East Orchard
Europe: Stocks retreat on earnings gloom, weak US economic data
US: Stocks hit by GDP data, Meta results