Singapore stocks finished higher on Tuesday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) up 44.81 points, or 1.57 percent, to close at 2,896.55.

A total of 1.44 billion shares changed hands with turnover of 1.32 billion Singapore dollars (971.85 million U.S. dollars).

Gainers outnumbered decliners 275 to 111, while 521 others finished unchanged.

The STI index gained 47.82 points, or 1.71 percent, to close at 2,851.74 on Monday.

Source : XINHUA