Investing.com – Singapore stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Basic Materials and Real Estate Holdings & Development sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Singapore, the Singapore Straits Time gained 1.01%.
The best performers of the session on the Singapore Straits Time were Singtel (SIN:STEL), which rose 1.86% or 0.08 points to trade at 4.37 at the close. Meanwhile, Singapore Exchange Ltd (SIN:SGXL) added 1.85% or 0.15 points to end at 8.28 and Singapore Press Hldgs Ltd (SIN:SPRM) was up 1.73% or 0.07 points to 4.11 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Olam International Limited (SIN:OLAM), which fell 2.74% or 0.050 points to trade at 1.775 at the close. Jardine Strategic Hldgs Ltd (SIN:JSH) declined 1.17% or 0.36 points to end at 30.30 and Genting Singapore Plc (SIN:GENS) was down 0.56% or 0.005 points to 0.890.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Singapore Stock Exchange by 257 to 190 and 37 ended unchanged.
Shares in Olam International Limited (SIN:OLAM) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.74% or 0.050 to 1.775.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 1.05% or 0.56 to $52.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.28% or 0.76 to hit $58.24 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.24% or 2.80 to trade at $1155.10 a troy ounce.
USD/SGD was up 0.13% to 1.3531, while EUR/SGD fell 0.49% to 1.4997.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.47% at 96.41.