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Singapore stocks fall as economy slumps into recession; STI opens 0.5% lower

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SINGAPORE shares pulled back at Tuesday's open, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) losing 13.18 points or 0.5 per cent to 2,617.90 as at 9.02am. Read more at The Business Times.

Banking stocks were in the red in the early session. DBS shed S$0.15 or 0.7 per cent to S$21.39, United Overseas Bank lost S$0.25 or 1.2 per cent to S$20.59, while OCBC Bank slipped S$0.03 or 0.3 per cent to S$9.16.

Other active counters included Medtecs International which tumbled S$0.07 or 10.3 per cent to S$0.61, and UG Healthcare which dropped S$0.15 or 8.5 per cent to S$1.61. Shares of the two Catalist-listed healthcare players sank on Monday,Singapore Press Holdings fell S$0.02 or 1.6 per cent to S$1.

 

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