SINGAPORE stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with the Straits Times Index up 0.52 per cent or 16.81 points to 3,229.11.
About 1.12 billion securities worth S$1 billion changed hands, which worked out to an average unit price of S$0.89. Gainers outnumbered losers 216 to 174.
Among the most heavily traded by volume, Ezion Holdings closed up 0.1 Singapore cent or 2.04 per cent to S$0.05 with 40.5 million shares traded. Rex International added 0.2 Singapore cent or 2.7 per cent to close at S$0.076, with 31.4 million shares changing hands.
Financials led index stocks, with DBS gaining 15 Singapore cents or 0.6 per cent to end at S$25.17. United Overseas Bank picked up S$0.08 or 0.3 per cent to S$26.58, and OCBC Bank added nine Singapore cents or 0.77 per cent to S$11.77.