SINGAPORE: Singapore share prices opened flat on Wednesday, with the Straits Times Index (STI) down a marginal 1.26 points or 0.04 per cent to 2,996.46 at 9.02am.
In the US, Wall Street offered no direction after a flat finish. The Dow ended Tuesday with a slight gain of 0.16 per cent, while the S&P 500 added 0.15 per cent and the Nasdaq eased 0.24 per cent.
In Asia, Tokyo shares opened 0.35 per cent lower on Wednesday as investors turned to profit taking after Japanese markets rallied in recent days. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 69.25 points to 19,602.01 in opening trading, according to AFP.
Singapore’s STI had finished 12.75 points or 0.42 per cent lower at 2,997.72 on Monday before the Deepavali holiday.





