SINGAPORE, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Singaporean stocks closed lower on Friday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) closed down 0.33 percent or 11.71 points to close at 3489.45.

A total of 1.97 billion shares changed hands with a turnover of 1.13 billion Singaporean dollars (about 847.4 million U.S. dollars). Gainers outnumbered losers by 217 to 192.

The STI index closed up 1.06 percent or 36.88 points to close at 3501.16 Thursday. Enditem