Singapore shares close 0.4% up

SHARES in the Singapore bourse snapped two straight days of losses with the key Straits Times Index rising 13 points or 0.4 per cent to finish at 3,547.23 on Thursday.

Some 2.8 billion shares worth S$1.7 billion versus Wednesday's 2.3 billion shares worth S$1.9 billion were traded.

Gainers marginally trounced losers with 222 counters up and 219 counters down.