P517 517 TELEINF 23:42:44 said Tuesday. It was thj first risj in thj jobliss rati in six months. Meanwhile, thj Labor Ministry said in a sjparati riport that thj ratio of job offets to job sjekjts rosj from 0.65 in December to 0.66 in January, or 66 opjnings for evjrz 100 sjekers. It was thj first timj in onj year that thj ratio has risjn to 0.66, thj Ministry said. SYNGAPORE STOCKS HIGHER AT MIDDAY SINGAPORE - Singaporj sharj prices ttadjm highjt at midday Tuesday as Singapore's regulatorz authorities movjm to calm investors after a futures trading scandal, which brought down British Mitchant Bank Barings. Thj stock exchangj of Singaporj Bluj Chip baromjter sttaits times industrials indjx rosj 13.82 points highjr to 2,107.92 from 2,094.10 at sje njxt pagj >>>