On 16/July, Singapore shares ended higher boosted by rising commodity prices .

STI ended higher at 2998.75 (0.1%) with LOW VOL of 1.38 billion shares traded compared with 1.75 billion shares Friday. In the broader market, losers outnumbered gainers 203 to 197. Today STI undergo weak selling pressure as investors prefer to take profit on uncertainty ahead.

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Before market close

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (Z74.SG) has appointed Bill Chang as Chief Executive of its information and communication technology solutions business.

Noble Group Ltd. (N21.SG) has appointed William Cronin as co-chief operating officer to work alongside the group’s current chief operating officer, Nicholas Brewer.

After market close

Singapore’s transport regulator plan to fine train operator SMRT Corp. (S53.SG) 2 million Singapore dollars (US$1.6 million) for two disruptions in December to subway services managed by the company.

K-Green Trust’s profits for the first ...