Investing.com – Singapore stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Financials and Real Estate Investments sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Singapore, the FTSE Straits Times Singapore lost 1.43% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the FTSE Straits Times Singapore were Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ltd (SIN:JARD), which rose 1.38% or 0.73 points to trade at 53.51 at the close. Meanwhile, Sembcorp Industries Ltd (SIN:SCIL) added 0.81% or 0.03 points to end at 3.75 and Thai Beverage Public Co Ltd (SIN:TBEV) was up 0.65% or 0.005 points to 0.770 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Golden Agri-Resources Ltd (SIN:GAGR), which fell 4.48% or 0.015 points to trade at 0.320 at the close. United Overseas Bank Ltd (SIN:UOBH) declined 3.20% or 0.69 points to end at 20.86 and Wilmar International Limited (SIN:WLIL) was down 3.15% or 0.10 points to 3.07.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Singapore Stock Exchange by 277 to 173 and 37 ended unchanged.
Shares in United Overseas Bank Ltd (SIN:UOBH) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.20% or 0.69 to 20.86.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.55% or 0.69 to $44.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 1.27% or 0.65 to hit $50.37 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.79% or 8.70 to trade at $1112.80 a troy ounce.
USD/SGD was up 1.36% to 1.4001, while EUR/SGD rose 1.37% to 1.5433.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.04% at 97.27.