Singapore shares fall at Thursday’s open; STI down 0.6%

SINGAPORE shares opened lower on Thursday (Jul 18), after indices in the US and Europe closed mixed overnight.

The Straits Times Index (STI) fell 0.6 per cent or 20.25 points to 3,469.32 as at 9.01 am. Across the broader market, losers outnumbered gainers 89 to 29, after 50.5 million securities worth S$86.1 million changed hands.

Genting Singapore : G13 -0.58% was the most actively traded counter by volume, decreasing 1.2 per cent or S$0.01 to S$0.855, with 6.1 million shares transacted.