SINGAPORE, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Singapore stocks finished lower on Thursday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) down 2.5 points, or 0.09 percent, to close at 2,862.17.
A total of 1.63 billion shares changed hands with turnover of 1.19 billion Singapore dollars (881.5 million U.S. dollars).
Decliners outnumbered gainers 202 to 188, while 518 others finished unchanged.
The STI index lost 5.89 points, or 0.85 percent, to close at 2,864.67 on Tuesday.
