Investing.com – Singapore equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Basic Materials and Real Estate Investments sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Singapore, the Singapore Straits Time rose 0.07%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Singapore Straits Time were Singapore Exchange Ltd (SIN:SGXL), which rose 2.38% or 0.19 points to trade at 8.16 at the close. Singtel (SIN:STEL) added 1.17% or 0.05 points to end at 4.32 and Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIN:SIAL) was up 0.99% or 0.11 points to 11.25 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Comfortdelgro Corporation Ltd (SIN:CMDG), which lost 2.58% or 0.080 points to trade at 3.020 in late trade. Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd (SIN:JCYC) declined 2.23% or 0.68 points to end at 29.88 and Thai Beverage Public Co Ltd (SIN:TBEV) shed 1.30% or 0.010 points to 0.760.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 237 to 198 and 37 ended unchanged on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.45% or 0.24 to $53.25 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.68% or 0.39 to hit $57.55 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.03% or 0.30 to trade at $1166.90 a troy ounce.
USD/SGD was up 0.57% to 1.3562, while EUR/SGD fell 0.11% to 1.4894.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.61% at 97.02.