Investing.com – Singapore equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Telecoms and Real Estate Holdings & Development sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Singapore, the Singapore Straits Time added 1.23%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Singapore Straits Time were Noble Group Limited (SIN:NOBG), which rose 5.56% or 0.040 points to trade at 0.760 at the close. Capitaland Limited (SIN:CATL) added 2.94% or 0.10 points to end at 3.50 and Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ltd (SIN:JARD) was up 2.62% or 1.45 points to 56.75 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Genting Singapore Plc (SIN:GENS), which lost 0.56% or 0.005 points to trade at 0.895 in late trade. Sembcorp Industries Ltd (SIN:SCIL) declined 0.51% or 0.02 points to end at 3.89 and Jardine Strategic Hldgs Ltd (SIN:JSH) shed 0.39% or 0.12 points to 30.27.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 262 to 180 and 43 ended unchanged on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.61% or 0.35 to $58.69 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 1.23% or 0.76 to hit $62.77 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.68% or 8.00 to trade at $1171.00 a troy ounce.
USD/SGD was up 0.00% to 1.3461, while EUR/SGD fell 0.40% to 1.5065.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.27% at 95.34.