Singapore stocks open higher after Greek Parliament approves bailout

SINGAPORE'S benchmark Straits Times Index opened on Thursday 9.02am at 3,354.03 points, up 15.17 points or 0.45 per cent, after the Greek Parliament approved a new set of austerity measures needed to qualify for a bailout.

Gainers outnumbered losers 85 to 39.

This caps a week of consecutively higher opens on positive sentiment surrounding the Greek deal. Top stocks by value traded were blue chips DBS, Singtel, OCBC, UOB and SGX.