SGX Singapore Opening Market Update

SINGAPORE share prices opened lower on Tuesday with the Straits Times Index down 7.01 points to 3,416.34.

Volume was 45.0 million shares worth S$106.1 million.

Gainers outnumbered losers 78 to 69.

SGX Singapore Closing Market Update

SINGAPORE shares end higher on Monday.

The Straits Times Index gained 32.15 points to 3,423.35.

Some 1.31 billion shares, valued at S$1.29 bllion were traded. 

Gainers numbered 182 while losers numbered 261.

Forex Market Update

The dollar was higher against the yen in Asian trade Monday, with short covering and dip-buying kicking in to lift the greenback after it hit a two-week low.

The dollar USDJPY, +0.05%  was up to ¥117.68 compared with ¥117.41 late Friday in New York.

Among other currency pairs, the euro EURUSD, +0.17%  was at $1.1304 from $1.1300 and was at EURJPY, +0.23%  ¥133.13 from ¥132.69.

The WSJ Dollar Index BUXX, -0.02% a measure of the dollar against a basket of major currencies, was down 0.05% at 85.89.