Investing.com – Singapore equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Industrials and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Singapore, the Singapore Straits Time gained 0.55%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Singapore Straits Time were Jardine Strategic Hldgs Ltd (SIN:JSH), which rose 5.30% or 1.61 points to trade at 32.00 at the close. Jardine Matheson Hldgs Ltd (SIN:JARD) added 4.40% or 2.38 points to end at 56.48 and Thai Beverage Public Co Ltd (SIN:TBEV) was up 1.32% or 0.010 points to 0.765 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Hongkong Land Holdings Limited (SIN:HKLD), which lost 0.87% or 0.07 points to trade at 7.98 in late trade. Noble Group Limited (SIN:NOBG) declined 0.73% or 0.005 points to end at 0.680 and Singtel (SIN:STEL) shed 0.69% or 0.03 points to 4.29.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 231 to 208 and 43 ended unchanged on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 1.08% or 0.57 to $52.47 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.21% or 0.71 to hit $57.97 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.07% or 0.80 to trade at $1154.30 a troy ounce.
USD/SGD was up 0.10% to 1.3625, while EUR/SGD rose 0.25% to 1.5022.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.04% at 96.77.