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Singapore stocks close 0.81 pct higher

Xinhua, December 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

Singapore stocks finished higher on Thursday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) up 23.41 points, or 0.81 percent, to close at 2,928.58.

A total of 2.31 billion shares changed hands with turnover of 1.67 billion Singapore dollars (1.17 billion U.S. dollars).

Gainers outnumbered decliners 248 to 203, while 649 others finished unchanged.

The STI index gained 24.88 points, or 0.86 percent, to close at 2,904.02 on Wednesday. Endit