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Singapore stocks close 0.68 pct higher

Xinhua, February 1, 2017 Adjust font size:

Singapore stocks finished higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) up 20.69 points, or 0.68 percent, to close at 3,067.49.

A total of 1.9 billion shares changed hands with turnover of 1.22 billion Singapore dollars (866.78 million U.S. dollars).

Gainers outnumbered decliners 270 to 164, while 651 others finished unchanged.

The STI index lost 18.05 points, or 0.59 percent, to close at 3,046.80 on Tuesday. Enditem