SINGAPORE, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Singapore stocks closed higher on Thursday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) going up 0.78 percent, or 24.59 points, to close at 3,168.87.

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A total of 1.31 billion shares changed hands with a turnover of 1.1 billion Singapore dollars (about 806.92 million U.S. dollars). Gainers outnumbered losers by 244 to 136.

The STI index went down 0.52 percent, or 16.39 points, to close at 3,144.28 on Wednesday.