Investing.com – Singapore equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Utilities, Consumer Goods and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Singapore, the FTSE Straits Times Singapore gained 0.03%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the FTSE Straits Times Singapore were Golden Agri-Resources Ltd (SIN:GAGR), which rose 3.08% or 0.010 points to trade at 0.335 at the close. Noble Group Limited (SIN:NOBG) added 2.65% or 0.015 points to end at 0.580 and Starhub Ltd (SIN:STAR) was up 2.13% or 0.08 points to 3.83 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Olam International Limited (SIN:OLAM), which lost 2.17% or 0.040 points to trade at 1.800 in late trade. Hongkong Land Holdings Limited (SIN:HKLD) declined 1.39% or 0.11 points to end at 7.79 and Keppel Corporation Limited (SIN:KPLM) shed 1.31% or 0.10 points to 7.52.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 267 to 186 and 40 ended unchanged on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.59% or 0.27 to $44.88 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.04% or 0.02 to hit $49.57 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.11% or 1.20 to trade at $1084.40 a troy ounce.
USD/SGD was up 0.20% to 1.3866, while EUR/SGD rose 0.08% to 1.5108.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.05% at 98.02.