Singapore stocks inch higher, tracking gains in region

Benchmark STI and iEdge S'pore Next 50 both up 0.2% Gainers lead losers 318 to 252 across broader market ST Engg top STI gainer; DBS falls L5% as it goes ex-dividend

- Benjamin Cher

Singapore stocks ended higher on Nov 13, tracking regional peers. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.2 per cent or seven points to finish at 4,575.91.

Meanwhile, the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index gained 0.2 per cent or 2.56 points to 1,459.85.

Across the broader market, gainers outnumbered losers 318 to 252, after 1.2 billion securities worth $1.8 billion changed hands.