Investing.com – Singapore equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Real Estate Holdings & Development, Telecoms and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Singapore, the Singapore Straits Time gained 0.18%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Singapore Straits Time were Singapore Exchange Ltd (SIN:SGXL), which rose 4.47% or 0.35 points to trade at 8.18 at the close. Jardine Strategic Hldgs Ltd (SIN:JSH) added 2.64% or 0.80 points to end at 31.07 and Hongkong Land Holdings Limited (SIN:HKLD) was up 2.32% or 0.19 points to 8.39 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd (SIN:JCYC), which lost 2.84% or 0.94 points to trade at 32.16 in late trade. Golden Agri-Resources Ltd (SIN:GAGR) declined 1.22% or 0.005 points to end at 0.405 and DBS Group Holdings Ltd (SIN:DBSM) shed 0.92% or 0.19 points to 20.50.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 213 to 207 and 53 ended unchanged on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 1.30% or 0.78 to $58.70 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.69% or 0.44 to hit $63.15 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.03% or 0.40 to trade at $1171.40 a troy ounce.
USD/SGD was up 0.06% to 1.3482, while EUR/SGD fell 0.07% to 1.4996.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.20% at 95.94.