Singapore stocks: STI resumes Thursday afternoon at 3,600.32, up 1.2%

SINGAPORE stocks resumed trading on Thursday afternoon in positive territory, with the Straits Times Index rising 1.2 per cent or 42.5 points on the day to 3,600.32 as at 1.02pm.

Gainers outnumbered losers 210 to 137, or about three up for every two down, with 785.6 million shares worth S$723.7 million in total changing hands.

Ezion remained the most traded stock, falling S$0.003 to S$0.174 with 55.44 million shares changing hands. Other actives included KrisEnergy, rising S$0.002 to S$0.107 with 20.28 million shares traded, and Cosco Shipping Singapore, up by S$0.005 to S$0.48 with 13.26 million shares traded.

Active index stocks included UOB, up 2.19 per cent or S$0.64 to S$29.87; and Singtel, up 0.29 per cent or S$0.01 to S$3.42.