SINGAPORE share prices opened higher on Wednesday with the Straits
Times Index (STI) up 19.88 points to 2,838.96 as at 9.00am. US stocks
closed higher overnight, as the S&P 500 recorded a 2016 high on
Tuesday after Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen called for caution on
raising interest rates.
Top gainers in early morning trade included Jardine C&C and Great
Eastern. Some 46.8 million shares worth S$49.1 million changed hands,
with gainers outnumbering losers 102 to 25.
