Singapore's main index ended up 0.1 percent at 3,017.20, bouncing off the day's low of 3,003.48. Genting Singapore rose 1.8 percent and was the top percentage gainer, buoyed by a brokerage upgrade and its plan to develop a $2.2 billion casino resort in South Korea.
Shares of bourse operator Singapore Exchange fell 1 percent, the biggest percentage loser on the benchmark, as the proposed market reforms, released late on Friday, worried investors of a possible fall in trading volumes.
