Investing.com – Singapore stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Utilities, Basic Materials and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Singapore, the Singapore Straits Time fell 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the Singapore Straits Time were City Developments Limited (SIN:CTDM), which rose 0.81% or 0.08 points to trade at 9.97 at the close. Meanwhile, Thai Beverage Public Co Ltd (SIN:TBEV) added 0.65% or 0.005 points to end at 0.770 and SIA Engineering Co Ltd (SIN:SIAE) was up 0.52% or 0.02 points to 3.87 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Noble Group Limited (SIN:NOBG), which fell 4.67% or 0.035 points to trade at 0.715 at the close. Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd (SIN:JCYC) declined 3.54% or 1.12 points to end at 30.56 and Hongkong Land Holdings Limited (SIN:HKLD) was down 2.87% or 0.24 points to 8.13.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Singapore Stock Exchange by 324 to 115 and 34 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd (SIN:JCYC) fell to 5-year lows; falling 3.54% or 1.12 to 30.56.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 1.88% or 1.04 to $54.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 2.28% or 1.38 to hit $58.95 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.32% or 3.70 to trade at $1164.10 a troy ounce.
USD/SGD was up 0.26% to 1.3494, while EUR/SGD fell 0.30% to 1.4891.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.24% at 96.60.