Singapore stocks: STI resumes Monday afternoon at 2,990.07, up 0.6% on day

SINGAPORE shares resumed trading on Monday in positive territory, with the Straits Times Index up 0.6 per cent or 18.05 points to 2,990.07 as at 1.03pm.

About 1.03 billion shares worth S$420 million in total changed hands, which worked out to an average unit price of S$0.41 per share.

Losers outnumbered gainers 145 to 134.

The most actively traded stock was Pine Capital, which rose S$0.001 to S$0.002 with 40.5 million shares changing hands.

Other actives included Genting Singapore and Thomson Medical Group.

Among financials, UOB shares were trading up S$0.25 or 1 per cent at S$24.32 while DBS shares were flat at S$23.10.