Singapore’s benchmark stock index, the Straits Times Index, rose 0.24% at 9:05 a.m.

The index of 30 companies traded on Singapore Exchange rose 6.93 to 2,916.45. Among the stocks in the index, 16 rose, 8 fell and 6 were unchanged.

Gains in the Straits Times Index were led by Jardine Matheson, DBS Group Holdings and Wilmar International. About 95.24 million shares changed hands in Singapore.

Genting Singapore Plc, which rose 2 cents to $1.25, was the most active stock by value in Singapore.

The next most-active issues were Golden Agri-resources, which fell 1 cents to 59 cents, and Ezra Holdings, which fell 6 cents to $2.55.

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