Investing.com – Singapore stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Basic Materials and Real Estate Holdings & Development sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Singapore, the Singapore Straits Time added 0.41% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Singapore Straits Time were Singapore Exchange Ltd (SIN:SGXL), which rose 2.08% or 0.17 points to trade at 8.35 at the close. Meanwhile, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (SIN:OCBC) added 1.27% or 0.13 points to end at 10.33 and Capitaland Limited (SIN:CATL) was up 1.18% or 0.04 points to 3.44 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Noble Group Limited (SIN:NOBG), which fell 1.47% or 0.010 points to trade at 0.670 at the close. Golden Agri-Resources Ltd (SIN:GAGR) declined 1.32% or 0.005 points to end at 0.375 and Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ltd (SIN:JARD) was down 1.17% or 0.66 points to 55.82.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Singapore Stock Exchange by 232 to 186 and 52 ended unchanged.
Shares in Golden Agri-Resources Ltd (SIN:GAGR) fell to 5-year lows; down 1.32% or 0.005 to 0.375.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.92% or 0.47 to $51.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.02% or 0.58 to hit $57.70 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.34% or 3.90 to trade at $1143.50 a troy ounce.
USD/SGD was up 0.13% to 1.3674, while EUR/SGD fell 0.35% to 1.4898.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.37% at 97.65.