SINGAPORE, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Singapore stocks finished higher on Tuesday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) up 26.68 points, or 0.98 percent, to close at 2,756.53.
A total of 1.13 billion shares changed hands with turnover of 1.14 billion Singapore dollars (839.7 million U.S. dollars).
Gainers outnumbered decliners 232 to 139, while 536 others finished unchanged.
The STI index lost 5.54 points, or 0.20 percent, to close at 2,729.85 on Monday.
