text: Metro slides 3.3 pct after market opens . SINGAPORE 1996-08-26 Shares in retailer Metro Holdings dropped 3.31 percent , or Singapore $ 0.20 , to S$ 5.85 minutes after the market opened on Monday . By 0120 GMT , 357,000 Metro shares had been traded . On Friday , Metro Holdings topped gainers , soaring by S$ 1.55 to close at S$ 6.05 on market rumours of a takeover bid by First Capital Corp . The company said it was not aware of any reason for the surge . -- Singapore newsroom ( 65 8703080 )