Singapore stocks finished higher on Tuesday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) up 3.04 points, or 0.1 percent, to close at 2,955.23.

A total of 2.34 billion shares changed hands with turnover of 1.18 billion Singapore dollars (783.5 million U.S. dollars).

Decliners outnumbered gainers 235 at 190, while 671 others finished unchanged.

The STI index lost 3.94 points, or 0.13 percent, to close at 2,952.19 on Monday.