Mumbai, Feb. 7 -- The Singapore stock market finished session modestly higher on Wednesday, 07 February 2024, on tracking positive lead from Wall Street overnight, with banks and financials leading gains, thanks to robust earing results from DBS.

At closing bell, the Straits Times Index (STI) index was up 30.47 points, or 0.97%, to 3,156.15 after trading between 3,144.48 and 3,170.40. Volume of 1.35 billion shares worth S$1.24 billion changed hands. Across the broader market, advancers outpaced decliners 293 to 258.

The STI's biggest gainer was Wilmar International, rising 1.8 per cent to S$3.34, while the biggest decliner was shipbuilder Seatrium, down 4.2% to S$0.92.

Banking stocks ended the day higher, with shares of DBS Group Holdi...