Singaporean stocks finished lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) down 3.61 points, or 0.11 percent, to close at 3,224.10.

A total of 2.28 billion shares changed hands with turnover of 1.30 billion Singapore dollars (934.97 million U.S. dollars). Decliners outnumbered gainers 234 to 214.

The STI index lost 36.5 points, or 1.12 percent, to close at 3,227.71 on Tuesday.