Singapore share prices opened lower on tuesday

• Singapore share prices opened lower with the Straits Times Index (STI) down 5.16 points or 0.15 per cent to 3,510.69, following Monday's decline on Wall Street.

• The Straits Timex Index kicked off the week with a 2.85-point gain at 3,515.85 on Monday,mainly due to strong gains in Singtel and UOB.

• HEALTHCARE group Q&M Dental is planning to acquire TP Dental Surgeons for S$28.6 million.

• CORDLIFE Group has announced that China Cord Blood Corp (CCBC) has received a proposal letter from Golden Meditech which is seeking to take it private.

• Yangzijiang Shipbuilding on Monday plans to delist its Taiwan Depository Receipts (TDRs) on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) .

• QAF, known for its Gardenia and Bonjour brands of bread, plans to restructure Gardenia Bakeries (KL) Sdn Bhd (GBKL), a 70 percent-owned Malaysian subsidiary that contributes a significant amount of revenue and profit.