SINGAPORE – Local shares ended Oct 23 higher, even as markets across the region ended mixed.<\/p>\n
The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.5 per cent, or 22.35 points, to close at 4,416.27.<\/p>\n
Across the broader market, advancers outnumbered decliners 370 to 196, after 1.4 billion securities worth $1.2 billion changed hands.<\/p>\n
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding was the day\u2019s top blue-chip gainer, rising 2.1 per cent, or seven cents, to $3.34. <\/p>\n
Jardine Matheson was the index\u2019s biggest decliner, falling 0.4 per cent, or 23 US cents, to US$62.55. <\/p>\n
The counter continued its fall after recording the biggest gains on the STI on Oct 21, when it rose 7.8 per cent, or US$4.77, to US$65.90.<\/p>\n
Casino operator Genting Singapore was the most actively traded counter on the STI by volume, with 65.9 million units worth $48.6 million traded. The counter rose 1.4 per cent, or one cent, to 74 cents.<\/p>\n
Key indexes in the region were mixed. Japan\u2019s Nikkei 225 was down 1.4 per cent and South Korea\u2019s Kospi fell 1 per cent. Australia\u2019s ASX 200 inched up 0.03 per cent, while the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI gained 0.3 per cent.<\/p>\n