SINGAPORE - Singapore stocks rose on March 5, as Asian equities rebounded after a three-day rout sparked by the Middle East war.

The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.7 per cent or 33.81 points to finish at 4,846.56.

Across the wider Singapore market, gainers outperformed losers 376 to 231, after 1.7 billion securities worth $2.6 billion changed hands.