Singapore stocks finished higher on Friday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) up 10.25 points, or 0.29 percent, to close at 3,513.00.

A total of 1.88 billion shares changed hands with turnover of 1. 31 billion Singapore dollars (985.0 million U.S. dollars).

Gainers outnumbered decliners 270 to 182, while 476 others finished unchanged.

The STI index gained 6.51 points, or 0.19 percent, to close at 3,502.75 on Thursday.