Investing.com – Singapore stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Technology, Industrials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Singapore, the FTSE Straits Times Singapore declined 0.21% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the FTSE Straits Times Singapore were Noble Group Limited (SIN:NOBG), which rose 27.66% or 0.130 points to trade at 0.600 at the close. Meanwhile, Golden Agri-Resources Ltd (SIN:GAGR) added 3.23% or 0.010 points to end at 0.320 and Sembcorp Industries Ltd (SIN:SCIL) was up 2.98% or 0.10 points to 3.46 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ltd (SIN:JARD), which fell 4.55% or 2.46 points to trade at 51.59 at the close. Jardine Strategic Hldgs Ltd (SIN:JSH) declined 2.28% or 0.69 points to end at 29.61 and Capitaland Limited (SIN:CATL) was down 1.85% or 0.06 points to 3.18.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Singapore Stock Exchange by 223 to 220 and 36 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ltd (SIN:JARD) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.55% or 2.46 to 51.59. Shares in Jardine Strategic Hldgs Ltd (SIN:JSH) fell to 3-years lows; falling 2.28% or 0.69 to 29.61.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.65% or 0.74 to $45.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.66% or 0.82 to hit $50.34 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.28% or 3.00 to trade at $1092.40 a troy ounce.
USD/SGD was down 0.15% to 1.3762, while EUR/SGD rose 0.12% to 1.5110.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.21% at 97.39.