SINGAPORE, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Singapore stocks finished higher on Friday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) up 1.11 points, or 0.03 percent, to close at 3,229.73.
A total of 4.20 billion shares changed hands with turnover of 1.17 billion Singapore dollars (832.43 million U.S. dollars). Decliners outnumbered gainers 281 to 195.
The STI index lost 9.19 points, or 0.28 percent, to close at 3,228.62 on Thursday.
