SINGAPORE, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Singapore stocks finished higher on Thursday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) up 48.20 points, or 1.73 percent, to close at 2,840.93.
A total of 1.50 billion shares changed hands with turnover of 1.83 billion Singapore dollars (1.35 billion U.S. dollars).
Gainers outnumbered decliners 252 to 138, while 515 others finished unchanged.
The STI index gained 36.20 points, or 1.31 percent, to close at 2,792.73 on Wednesday.
