Investing.com – Singapore equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Real Estate Investments, Financials and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Singapore, the Singapore Straits Time added 0.31%.
The biggest gainers 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. 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.
Biggest losers included Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd (SIN:JCYC), which lost 1.61% or 0.52 points to trade at 31.68 in late trade. 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) shed 1.08% or 0.61 points to 55.96.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 266 to 168 and 48 ended unchanged on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.65% or 0.37 to $56.56 a barrel. Meanwhile, 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.