SINGAPORE, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Singapore stocks finished higher on Friday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) up 30.35 points, or 1 percent, to close at 3,068.46.
A total of 1.49 billion shares changed hands with turnover of 1.03 billion Singapore dollars (741 million U.S. dollars).
Gainers outnumbered decliners 263 to 166, while 503 others finished unchanged.
The STI index gained 12.41 points, or 0.41 percent, to close at 3,038.11 on Thursday.
