Investing.com – Singapore equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Technology, Basic Materials and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Singapore, the FTSE Straits Times Singapore fell 1.29%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the FTSE Straits Times Singapore were Singapore Exchange Ltd (SIN:SGXL), which rose 0.66% or 0.05 points to trade at 7.62 at the close. Thai Beverage Public Co Ltd (SIN:TBEV) added 0.65% or 0.005 points to end at 0.770 and Genting Singapore Plc (SIN:GENS) was up 0.63% or 0.005 points to 0.800 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Noble Group Limited (SIN:NOBG), which lost 7.14% or 0.035 points to trade at 0.455 in late trade. United Overseas Bank Ltd (SIN:UOBH) declined 3.40% or 0.70 points to end at 19.88 and Comfortdelgro Corporation Ltd (SIN:CMDG) shed 3.22% or 0.100 points to 3.010.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 334 to 113 and 28 ended unchanged on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.81% or 0.35 to $42.76 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $49.20 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.29% or 3.20 to trade at $1115.90 a troy ounce.
USD/SGD was up 0.22% to 1.4100, while EUR/SGD rose 0.12% to 1.5645.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.16% at 96.75.