Investing.com – Singapore equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Real Estate Holdings & Development and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Singapore, the Singapore Straits Time rose 0.57% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Singapore Straits Time were Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIN:SIAL), which rose 3.81% or 0.43 points to trade at 11.73 at the close. Genting Singapore Plc (SIN:GENS) added 2.76% or 0.025 points to end at 0.930 and Singapore Exchange Ltd (SIN:SGXL) was up 1.92% or 0.16 points to 8.51 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Olam International Limited (SIN:OLAM), which lost 1.40% or 0.025 points to trade at 1.765 in late trade. Jardine Strategic Hldgs Ltd (SIN:JSH) declined 1.14% or 0.37 points to end at 31.99 and Starhub Ltd (SIN:STAR) shed 1.01% or 0.04 points to 3.93.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 267 to 187 and 43 ended unchanged on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.44% or 0.23 to $50.98 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.89% or 0.51 to hit $56.59 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 1.73% or 19.60 to trade at $1112.30 a troy ounce.
USD/SGD was up 0.33% to 1.3723, while EUR/SGD rose 0.41% to 1.4870.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.05% at 98.14.