SINGAPORE, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Singapore stocks closed higher on Monday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) went up 0.45 percent or 15.85 points to close at 3536.41.
A total of 2.25 billion shares changed hands with a turnover of 1.06 billion Singapore dollars (about 800 million U.S. dollars). Losers outnumbered gainers by 238 to 206.
The STI index closed up 0.22 percent or 7.88 points to close at 3520.56 Friday.
