SINGAPORE, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Singapore stocks closed lower on Monday, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) going down 0.16 percent, or 4.07 points, to close at 2,567.25.

A total of 789.43 million shares changed hands with a turnover of 713.63 million Singapore dollars (about 504.19 million U.S. dollars). losers outnumbered gainers by 204 to 178.

The STI index went up 1.26 percent, or 31.88 points, to close at 2,571.32 on Thursday.