Genting Singapore halts trade pending announcement

Reuters - Monday, February 8Send IM Story Print
SINGAPORE, Feb 8 - Genting Singapore requested a trading halt on Monday pending an announcement, following the granting of a casino license by the city-state's regulator over the weekend.

The Straits Times newspaper reported on Monday that Genting, a unit of Malaysia's Genting Bhd , has told staff and tenants the casino and Universal Studios theme park at its Resorts World at Sentosa casino-resort will open this week. (Reporting by Kevin Lim and Harry Suhartono; Editing by Lincoln Feast)