SINGAPORE – Gains on Wall Street overnight driven by a resurgence in the tech sector galvanised local investors into pushing shares here higher on Oct 9.

The more positive mood left the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) ahead 0.6 per cent or 19.97 points at 3,595.66 but losers outnumbered gainers 309 to 255 across the broader market after 2.2 billion securities worth $1.2 billion changed hands.