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Singapore stocks close 0.36 pct higher

Xinhua, December 7, 2016 Adjust font size:

Singapore stocks finished higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) up 10.72 points, or 0.36 percent, to close at 2,959.84.

A total of 1.8 billion shares changed hands with turnover of 1.16 billion Singapore dollars (819.36 million U.S. dollars).

Gainers outnumbered decliners 222 to 194, while 686 others finished unchanged.

The STI index gained 6.07 points, or 0.21 percent, to close at 2,949.12 on Tuesday. Enditem