Singapore stocks finished higher on Friday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rising 20.99 points, or 0.64 percent, to close at 3314.12.

A total of 3.7 billion shares changed hands with a turnover of 1.38 billion Singapore dollars (about 1.01 billion U.S. dollars). Gainers outnumbered Losers by 253 to 188.

The STI index went down 31.94 points, or 0.96 percent, to close at 3293.13 on Thursday.