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STI gains 0.3% to 3,188.65 at trading break

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Tuesday, 01 February 2011 13:20
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Singapore’s Straits Times Index gained 0.3% to 3,188.65 as of the 12:30 p.m. trading break. Two stocks advanced for each that fell in the benchmark index of 30 companies.

Shares on the measure trade at an average 14.6 times estimated earnings, compared with about 15.6 times at the end of 2010, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The following shares were among the most active in the market. 

Commodity suppliers: The Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index, which tracks prices of 19 commodities from copper to corn, increased 1.8% in New York yesterday, extending its advance for a second day.

Noble Group
(NOBL SP), a Hong Kong-based commodities supplier, gained 0.5% to $2.19. Olam International (OLAM SP), a Singapore-based supplier of agricultural commodities, climbed 1.3% to $3.08.


Last Updated on Tuesday, 01 February 2011 13:32