Singapore Shares Edge Higher Against Regional Slump Amid Renewed Middle East Tensions
Singapore shares closed marginally in positive territory Tuesday, proving resilient even as regional markets retreated on news that the U.S.-Iran ceasefire is nearing collapse.The Straits Times Index , a key benchmark for the Singapore Exchange, ranged between 4,915.15 and 4,953.04 throughout the day. It ended the session at 4,946.00, up 3.23 points or nearly 0.1% compared to Monday's close.On the corporate front, OxPay Financial surged nearly 13% at the close as it increased investment in its subsidiary, Oxygen7, through the subscription of 349,000 shares at $1 per share.Medi Lifestyle plunged nearly 8% at the close as it narrowed its attributable loss to owners by 21% in the first quarter of the year to 699,000 ringgit from 881,000 ringgit a year earlier.Meanwhile, shares of SIA Engineering were up over 3% at the close as the company's profit attributable to owners rose to SG$85.6 million in the fiscal second half ended March 31 from SG$70.8 million a year earlier.