Investing.com – Singapore equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Basic Materials and Real Estate Holdings & Development sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Singapore, the Singapore Straits Time rose 1.01%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Singapore Straits Time were Singtel (SIN:STEL), which rose 1.86% or 0.08 points to trade at 4.37 at the close. Singapore Exchange Ltd (SIN:SGXL) added 1.85% or 0.15 points to end at 8.28 and Singapore Press Hldgs Ltd (SIN:SPRM) was up 1.73% or 0.07 points to 4.11 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Olam International Limited (SIN:OLAM), which lost 2.74% or 0.050 points to trade at 1.775 in late trade. Jardine Strategic Hldgs Ltd (SIN:JSH) declined 1.17% or 0.36 points to end at 30.30 and Genting Singapore Plc (SIN:GENS) shed 0.56% or 0.005 points to 0.890.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 257 to 190 and 37 ended unchanged on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 1.05% or 0.56 to $52.19 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.28% or 0.76 to hit $58.24 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.23% or 2.70 to trade at $1155.20 a troy ounce.
USD/SGD was up 0.13% to 1.3530, while EUR/SGD fell 0.49% to 1.4997.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.47% at 96.41.