Singapore stocks

Singapore stocks finished higher on Thursday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) up 21.22 points, or 0.65 percent, to close at 3,304.93.
A total of 1.5 billion shares changed hands with turnover of 1. 22 billion Singapore dollars (945 million U.S. dollars).
Gainers led decliners 220 to 195, while 521 others finished unchanged.
The STI index down 8.44 points, or 0.26 percent, to close at 3, 283.71 on Wednesday.