Investing.com – Singapore equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Technology, Basic Materials and Real Estate Holdings & Development sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Singapore, the Singapore Straits Time declined 1.13% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Singapore Straits Time were Olam International Limited (SIN:OLAM), which rose 0.54% or 0.010 points to trade at 1.875 at the close. Singtel (SIN:STEL) fell 0.24% or 0.01 points to end at 4.13 and Singapore Press Hldgs Ltd (SIN:SPRM) was down 0.49% or 0.02 points to 4.09 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Noble Group Limited (SIN:NOBG), which lost 5.26% or 0.040 points to trade at 0.720 in late trade. Comfortdelgro Corporation Ltd (SIN:CMDG) declined 3.12% or 0.100 points to end at 3.110 and Capitaland Limited (SIN:CATL) shed 2.86% or 0.10 points to 3.40.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 72 to 14 and 3 ended unchanged on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 2.27% or 1.35 to $58.27 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 2.51% or 1.59 to hit $61.67 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.30% or 3.50 to trade at $1176.70 a troy ounce.
USD/SGD was down 0.03% to 1.3496, while EUR/SGD fell 0.68% to 1.4976.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.34% at 95.93.