Singapore stocks finished lower on Thursday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) down 0.96 points, or 0.03 percent, to close at 3,175.59.

A total of 3.13 billion shares changed hands with turnover of 1.03 billion Singapore dollars (735 million U.S. dollars). Decliners outnumbered gainers 325 to 160.

The STI index lost 2.51 points, or 0.08 percent, to close at 3,176.55 on Wednesday.