Investing.com – Singapore equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Real Estate Holdings & Development and Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Singapore, the Singapore Straits Time gained 0.21%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Singapore Straits Time were Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIN:SIAL), which rose 1.19% or 0.13 points to trade at 11.09 at the close. Olam International Limited (SIN:OLAM) added 1.13% or 0.020 points to end at 1.795 and Genting Singapore Plc (SIN:GENS) was up 1.12% or 0.010 points to 0.900 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd (SIN:JCYC), which lost 1.50% or 0.48 points to trade at 31.52 in late trade. Golden Agri-Resources Ltd (SIN:GAGR) declined 1.30% or 0.005 points to end at 0.380 and Singtel (SIN:STEL) shed 1.14% or 0.05 points to 4.32.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 228 to 219 and 36 ended unchanged on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 1.98% or 1.03 to $51.16 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.70% or 0.99 to hit $57.16 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.24% or 2.80 to trade at $1152.60 a troy ounce.
USD/SGD was up 0.27% to 1.3605, while EUR/SGD rose 0.52% to 1.5008.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.16% at 96.78.