Singapore stocks close 1.51 pct higher

Singapore stocks finished higher on Tuesday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) up 42.90 points, or 1.51 percent, to close at 2,886.29.

A total of 2.14 billion shares changed hands with turnover of 2. 36 billion Singapore dollars (1.67 billion U.S. dollars).

Gainers outnumbered decliners 326 to 177, while 443 others finished unchanged.

The STI index lost 38.77 points, or 1.29 percent, to close at 2, 971.01 on Monday. Endi