The Business Times reported that the Straits Times Index was up 13.59 points or 0.4% to 3,279.54 by 9:01 am.
, with a trading volume of 31.1 million securities valued at S$42.7 million changing hands. The most active counter by volume was Aspen, which climbed 8% or S$0.004 to S$0.054, with 3.9 million securities traded. Other actively traded counters included Yangzijiang Financial Holding, up 1.6% or S$0.005 to S$0.325, with 3.4 million shares exchanged, and Seatrium, rising 2.2% or S$0.04 to S$1.90, with 1.9 million securities traded.
Banking stocks showed mixed performance in early trading. DBS slipped 0.1% or S$0.05 to S$35.23, while OCBC gained 1.1% or S$0.15 to S$14.06, driven by a 5% year-on-year increase in its first-quarter net profit to S$1.98 billion. UOB edged up 0.3% or S$0.10 to S$30.45.Wall Street saw a boost on Thursday, buoyed by soft US jobs data that raised hopes for interest rate cuts later in the year. The Nasdaq Composite Index nudged up 0.3% to 16,346.26, the S&P 500 advanced 0.5% to 5,214.
In Europe, the pan-European Stoxx 600 hit a record high on Thursday, driven by strength in industrial stocks, closing at 516.77, up 0.2%.“Should I be concerned?” — Wife worries because her husband of 10 years is still secretive, refusing to show his phone to her“The Escape of the Seven: Resurrection” sees Lee Yoo Bi tricking Lee Jung Shin by pretending to be a devoted wife.
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