Current Market Update

Tokyo (Nikkei Average) closed for holiday 
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index) up 0.8% 
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index) closed for holiday 
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200) up 0.5% 
Seoul (Kospi) up 0.3% 
Mumbai (Sensex) up 0.2% 
Taipei (Taiex) closed for holiday

Asian Market Update

Asian markets started 2015 on an upswing, mostly rising in limited trading on Friday, with many regional bourses still closed for public holidays.

Hong Kong was up 0.6 per cent, adding 141.22 points to 23,746.26. Seoul was flat, edging up 1.06 points to 1,916.65, while Sydney was up 0.3 per cent, or 16.5 points, at 5,427.5. Singapore was little changed, slipping 0.91 points to 3,364.24.

Markets in mainland China, Japan, Taiwan, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Thailand were closed for holidays.

Volumes were low as traders began returning after the New Year break, with less than half the average quantity of shares changing hands in Sydney, Seoul, Hong Kong, and Singapore, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

SGX Singapore Opening Market Update

SINGAPORE share prices opened flat on Friday with the Straits Times Index up 0.88 points to 3,366.99.

Volume was 31.9 million shares valued at S$29.5 million.

Gainers outnumbered losers 72 to 50.