Monday, March 2, 2015

Singapore STI opens higher on Monday


SINGAPORE[SGX] shares opened higher on Monday with the Straits Times Index (STI) up 4.59 points or 0.13 per cent to 3,407.45 at 9.01am.
Some 100 million shares exchanged hands.
Gainers beat losers 97 to 74.
The market was buoyed by a weekend rate cut from China and an infrastructure-centred budget from India.

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Singapore: Shares open lower on Thursday after mixed earnings in US

SINGAPORE[SGX] share prices opened lower on Thursday with the Straits Times Index down 3.88 points to 3,436.95 at 9am, following mixed corporate earnings in the United States and a second day of congressional testimony from Fed chair Janet Yellen.


In all, some 54.6 million shares worth S$69.3 million changed hands, with gainers outnumbering losers 66 to 63.
Among the exchange's most active stocks was Genting Singapore, which broke its S$1 resistance on Wednesday after a disappointing set of Q4 results. Some 5.6 million Genting shares changed hands in early trading, while the stock price stayed flat at S$0.98.
Meanwhile, Noble has come under a second attack by little-known short-seller Iceberg Research on Thursday, and halted trading.

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Singapore: Shares close higher on Tuesday


SINGAPORE share prices closed higher on Tuesday with the STI up 16.31 points to 3,437.61.
Volume was 1.07 billion shares worth S$1.25 billion.
Gainers outnumbered losers 226 to 194.

Monday, February 23, 2015

Singapore: Shares close lower on Monday


SINGAPORE[SGX] share prices closed lower on Monday with the Straits Times Index down 14.36 points to 3,421.30.
Volume was 1.07 billion shares worth S$1.28 billion.
Gainers outnumbered losers 224 to 214.

Singapore Shares open higher on Monday


SINGAPORE[SGX] share prices opened higher on Monday with the Straits Times Index up 16.94 points to 3,452.60.
Volume was 48.2 million shares worth S$111.5 million.
Gainers outnumbered losers 104 to 45.