SINGAPORE, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Singapore stocks closed higher on Monday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) up 0.15 percent or 5.25 points to close at 3518.48.

A total of 1.29 billion shares changed hands with a turnover of 885.4 million Singapore dollars (about 660.6 million U.S. dollars). Losers outnumbered gainers by 222 to 188.

The STI index closed down 0.44 percent or 15.69 points to close at 3513.23 last Friday.

Stocks trading in Singapore Exchange will suspend on Tuesday for the Vesak Day.