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Singapore stocks close 0.27 pct higher
SINGAPORE, March 25,2021 (BSS/XINHUA)- Singapore stocks closed higher on Thursday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) going up 0.27 percent, or 8.4 points, to close at 3,141.71.
A total of 1.61 billion shares changed hands with a turnover of 1.65 billion Singapore dollars (about 1.22 billion U.S. dollars). Gainers outnumbered losers by 250 to 219.
The STI index went up 0.05 percent, or 1.57 points, to close at 3,133.31 on Wednesday.
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