Market Is Mixed
May 17, 2011
The 30-share Straits Times Industrials Index fell 10.78 to 2094.48. Total market volume was 72.2 million units valued at 187 million Singapore dollars. A total of 219 stocks closed higher, 76 lower, while another 252 ended unchanged. The barometer index fell because of declines in selected component stocks, after rebounding earlier in the day, dealers said. Shares of food and beverage maker Cerebos Pacific Ltd. fell 40 Singapore cents to S$11.20, while bellwether stock and conglomerate Keppel Corp. fell 20 cents to S$10.40. The DBS 50 Index of stocks, which is capitalization-weighted with shares from all sectors, was down 0.03 point to 541.01. The UOB-OTC index, which tracks Malaysian shares traded over-the-counter, rose 8.08 to 1164.76. Other closely followed market indexes ended mostly higher.
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