Singapore stocks finished higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rose 18.99 points, or 0.57 percent, to close at 3325.07.

A total of 3.64 billion shares changed hands with a turnover of 1.63 billion Singapore dollars (about 1.19 billion U.S. dollars). Gainers outnumbered losers by 311 to 170.

The STI index went up 7.84 points, or 0.24 percent, to close at 3306.08 on Tuesday.