Singapore’s Straits Times Index gained 0.5% to 2,990.21 as of the 12:30 p.m. trading break. Two stocks advanced for each that fell on the 30-member gauge.
Shares on the measure trade at 15.1 times estimated earnings, compared with 17.5% at the beginning of the year, according to Bloomberg data. The following shares were among the most active in the market.

















