The trio of local banks opened higher on Friday

$DBS Group Holdings(D05.SG)$ rose S$0.14, or 0.4 per cent, to S$34.07;
$UOB(U11.SG)$ gained S$0.06, or 0.2 per cent, to S$30.86;
$OCBC Bank(O39.SG)$ was up S$0.04, or 0.3 per cent, to S$12.26 as at 9.01 am.