Monday, April 14, 2014

Singapore stocks close firmer on light bargain hunting

POSTED: 14 Apr 2014 18:11

SINGAPORE : In Singapore, share prices closed firmer on Monday, helped by light bargain hunting.


However traders said sentiment continued to be cautious after the recent sell-off on Wall Street.


Players were also awaiting the release this week of first-quarter growth data from China before entering the market.


The ST index rose 16.61 points to 3,214.83 on a volume of 1.8 billion shares.


There were 239 gainers against 198 losers by the close of dealings.


Commodity counters were among the actives with Noble rising 2.5 cents to S$1.235 while Olam ended flat at S$2.23.


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