Investing.com – Singapore stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Real Estate Holdings & Development, Telecoms and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Singapore, the Singapore Straits Time gained 0.18%.
The best performers 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. Meanwhile, 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.
The worst performers of the session were Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd (SIN:JCYC), which fell 2.84% or 0.94 points to trade at 32.16 at the close. 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) was down 0.92% or 0.19 points to 20.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Singapore Stock Exchange by 213 to 207 and 53 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd (SIN:JCYC) fell to 3-years lows; falling 2.84% or 0.94 to 32.16.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 1.30% or 0.78 to $58.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, 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.