Singapore stocks close 0.66 pct lower

SINGAPORE, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Singapore stocks closed down on Wednesday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) went down 0.66 percent or 22.61 points to close at 3383.77.

A total of 2.63 billion shares changed hands with a turnover of 2.21 billion Singapore dollars (about 1.68 billion U.S. dollars). Gainers outnumbered losers by 258 to 256.

The STI index closed down 2.2 percent or 76.55 points to close at 3406.38 on Tuesday. Enditem