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Singapore stocks close 1.31 pct higher

Xinhua, June 29, 2016 Adjust font size:

Singapore stocks finished higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) up 36.20 points, or 1.31 percent, to close at 2,792.73.

A total of 1.03 billion shares changed hands with turnover of 1.04 billion Singapore dollars (768.6 million U.S. dollars).

Gainers outnumbered decliners 262 to 135, while 508 others finished unchanged.

The STI index gained 26.68 points, or 0.98 percent, to close at 2,756.53 on Tuesday. Enditem