As the wall Street stocks gained overnight, after the optimism showed by the US President, Donald Trump regarding a possible trade deal with China. The broader S&P 500 gained 0.6%, led by gains in technology and consumer shares, while the tech-rich Nasdaq was up 1.1%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.6%.
As mentioned in the article released by the Business Times, as far as the Singapore Market is concerned, the gainers outnumbered the 64 to 58 with about 29.6 millions shares worth S$47.8 million changed hands.
Companies that gained since last night:
- Yangzijiang Shipbuilding up 0.5% to 99 cents (2.3m shares traded)
- DBS up 0.6% to S$24.87
- OCBC moved 0.5% to S$10.8
- UOB up 0.04% to S$25.39
- Yanlord Land rose 0.8% to S$1.2
Other active stocks include Mapletree Industrial Trust, that fell 1.2% to S$2.46.
Among the most traded share by volume, Rex International gained 1.2% to 8.3 cents, with almost 3 million shares traded.
