Investing.com – Singapore stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Real Estate Investments, Financials and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Singapore, the Singapore Straits Time gained 0.31%.
The best performers of the session on the Singapore Straits Time were CapitaMall Trust (SIN:CMLT), which rose 2.36% or 0.050 points to trade at 2.170 at the close. Meanwhile, Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIN:SIAL) added 2.19% or 0.24 points to end at 11.19 and DBS Group Holdings Ltd (SIN:DBSM) was up 2.00% or 0.41 points to 20.91 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd (SIN:JCYC), which fell 1.61% or 0.52 points to trade at 31.68 at the close. Golden Agri-Resources Ltd (SIN:GAGR) declined 1.20% or 0.005 points to end at 0.415 and Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ltd (SIN:JARD) was down 1.08% or 0.61 points to 55.96.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Singapore Stock Exchange by 266 to 168 and 48 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd (SIN:JCYC) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.61% or 0.52 to 31.68.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.65% or 0.37 to $56.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.71% or 0.44 to hit $61.63 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.35% or 4.10 to trade at $1167.60 a troy ounce.
USD/SGD was up 0.02% to 1.3483, while EUR/SGD rose 0.27% to 1.4981.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.20% at 96.09.