Singapore stocks open higher on Monday

$FTSE Singapore Straits Time Index (.STI.SG)$ rose 0.2 per cent or 4.88 points to 3,236.9 as at 9.01 am. Gainers outnumbered losers 79 to 20 after 102.5 million securities worth S$29.2 million changed hands.

$Seatrium (S51.SG)$ was the most actively traded counter on Monday morning, with 128.2 million of its securities changing hands. It declined 1.8 per cent or S$0.002 to S$0.109.

$ThaiBev (Y92.SG)$ was also briskly traded in terms of volume, with 4.5 million shares transacted at Monday’s open. The beverage company gained 0.8 per cent or S$0.005 to S$0.66.

$Shen Yao (A78.SG)$ was among the top five actively traded counters, with 2.6 million of its shares changing hands in early trade. The gold mining company remained unchanged at S$0.001.