Investing.com – Singapore stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Telecoms and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Singapore, the Singapore Straits Time added 0.02% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Singapore Straits Time were CapitaMall Trust (SIN:CMLT), which rose 1.40% or 0.030 points to trade at 2.180 at the close. Meanwhile, Singapore Tech Engineering Ltd (SIN:STEG) added 0.88% or 0.03 points to end at 3.44 and Capitaland Limited (SIN:CATL) was up 0.87% or 0.03 points to 3.49 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Noble Group Limited (SIN:NOBG), which fell 2.21% or 0.015 points to trade at 0.665 at the close. Genting Singapore Plc (SIN:GENS) declined 2.15% or 0.020 points to end at 0.910 and Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd (SIN:JCYC) was down 1.92% or 0.61 points to 31.09.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Singapore Stock Exchange by 252 to 210 and 43 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.15% or 0.07 to $50.37 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.11% or 0.06 to hit $56.59 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.13% or 1.40 to trade at $1105.40 a troy ounce.
USD/SGD was down 0.24% to 1.3674, while EUR/SGD rose 0.05% to 1.4845.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.16% at 98.03.