SINGAPORE, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Singapore stocks finished higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) up 36.20 points, or 1.31 percent, to close at 2,792.73.
A total of 1.03 billion shares changed hands with turnover of 1.04 billion Singapore dollars (768.6 million U.S. dollars).
Gainers outnumbered decliners 262 to 135, while 508 others finished unchanged.
The STI index gained 26.68 points, or 0.98 percent, to close at 2,756.53 on Tuesday.
