Singapore shares open lower on Wednesday, STI down 0.2% to 3,193.68

The Singapore Exchange Centre at 2 Shenton Way. PHOTO: ST FILE

SINGAPORE - Singapore shares open lower on Wednesday (March 27), with the Straits Times Index losing 6.6 points, or 0.2 per cent to 3,193.68 as at 9.03am.

Gainers and losers were roughly evenly matched at 68 to 62, after 70.2 million shares worth $118.1 million changed hands.

Among the most heavily traded counters, Keppel Infrastructure Trust was down 1.1 per cent, or 0.5 cent to $0.46 apiece, with 23.7 million shares traded.

Other active stocks included Thai Beverage which gained 3.1 per cent, or three cents to $0.85, and SIA which lost 1.3 per cent, 12 cents to $9.44.

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