Investing.com – Singapore stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Telecoms and Real Estate Holdings & Development sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Singapore, the Singapore Straits Time rose 1.23%.
The best performers 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. Meanwhile, 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.
The worst performers of the session were Genting Singapore Plc (SIN:GENS), which fell 0.56% or 0.005 points to trade at 0.895 at the close. Sembcorp Industries Ltd (SIN:SCIL) declined 0.51% or 0.02 points to end at 3.89 and Jardine Strategic Hldgs Ltd (SIN:JSH) was down 0.39% or 0.12 points to 30.27.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Singapore Stock Exchange by 262 to 180 and 43 ended unchanged.
Shares in Genting Singapore Plc (SIN:GENS) fell to 5-year lows; losing 0.56% or 0.005 to 0.895.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.61% or 0.35 to $58.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, 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.