Singapore stocks finished lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) down 11.51 points, or 0.33 percent, to close at 3,471.19.

A total of 1.51 billion shares changed hands with turnover of 885.5 million Singapore dollars (665.8 million U.S. dollars).

Decliners outnumbered gainers 279 to 175, while 484 others finished unchanged.

The STI index lost 4.69 points, or 0.13 percent, to close at 3, 482.70 on Monday.