Singapore stocks: STI resumes Tuesday afternoon at 3,505.12, up 0.2%

SINGAPORE stocks resumed trading on Tuesday afternoon in positive territory, with the Straits Times Index rising 0.2 per cent or 7.93 points on the day to 3,505.12 as at 1.02pm.

Gainers outnumbered losers 176 to 154, or about eight up for every seven down, with 1.14 billion shares worth S$543.4 million in total changing hands.

The most actively traded counter was Ezion, which rose S$0.008 to S$0.205 with 199.25 million shares changing hands. Other actives included Genting Singapore at S$1.19 with 19.87 million shares traded and MDR, flat at S$0.003 with 16.6 million shares traded.

Active index stocks included DBS Group Holdings, up 1.09 per cent or S$0.31 to S$28.86; and OCBC Bank, up 0.99 per cent or S$0.13 to S$13.23.