SGX Singapore Opening Market Update

SINGAPORE share prices opened higher on Monday with the Straits Times Index up 6.43 points to 3,360.11.

Volume was 32.6 million shares worth S$19.2 million.

Gainers outnumbered losers 76 to 36.

S&P Market News Update

Santa continued to shower gifts on stock-market investors, as the S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average once again closed at record levels.

The Dow industrials DJIA, +0.13%  closed 23 points, or 0.1%, higher at 18,053, their 38th record close of the year, while the S&P 500 SPH5, +0.33%  gained 6.89 points, or 0.3%, to 2,088.7, its 52nd record close. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, +0.70% gained 33.39 points, or 0.7%, to close at 4,806.8.

The S&P 500 SPX, +0.33%  halted a five-day winning streak that had brought it to a record as well, as it lost less than a point to close at 2,081.88 Wednesday.

Forex Market Update

The dollar edged up a notch against the yen and the euro Friday, but trading was expected to remain light in this post-Christmas session.

European banks remained closed for the Christmas break, and several markets in Asia also were closed. Meanwhile, the U.S. data calendar was bare.

The dollar USDJPY, +0.00%  was at ¥120.39, from ¥120.15 late Thursday in North America. The euro EURUSD, +0.00%  eased to $1.21.78 from $1.2222.

The WSJ Dollar Index BUXX, +0.30% a measure of the dollar against a basket of major currencies, was up 0.3% at 82.74.