Singapore stocks finished higher on Thursday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) up 11.84 points, or 0.39 percent, to close at 3,051.78.

A total of 2.33 billion shares changed hands with turnover of 1.27 billion Singapore dollars (892.4 million U.S. dollars).

Gainers outnumbered decliners 245 to 183, while 668 others finished unchanged.

The STI index lost 2.01 points, or 0.07 percent, to close at 3,039.94 on Wednesday.

source: Xinhua