Singapore stocks: STI resumes Tuesday afternoon at 3,215.09, down 0.13%

SINGAPORE stocks resumed trading on Tuesday afternoon on lower ground, with the Straits Times Index heading down 0.13 per cent or 4.37 points to 3,251.09 as at 1.04pm to extend a weak morning.

Gainers and losers were evenly matched, with 162 securities down to 152 up after 1.1 billion securities worth S$419.4 million changed hands.

Among the most heavily traded by volume, Nico Steel Holdings headed up 33.3 per cent or S$0.002 to S$0.008 with 225.3 million shares traded. Rex International Holding rose 1.8 per cent or S$0.002 to S$0.112 with 21.3 million shares traded.

Active index stocks included DBS Group Holdings, down 1.1 per cent or S$0.29 to S$25.68; and OCBC Bank, down 0.5 per cent or S$0.06 to S$11.39.