Investing.com – Singapore equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Utilities, Basic Materials and Healthcare sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Singapore, the Singapore Straits Time added 0.67%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Singapore Straits Time were Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd (SIN:JCYC), which rose 2.48% or 0.77 points to trade at 31.77 at the close. Singapore Exchange Ltd (SIN:SGXL) added 1.88% or 0.15 points to end at 8.13 and Hongkong Land Holdings Limited (SIN:HKLD) was up 1.79% or 0.14 points to 7.95 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIN:SIAL), which lost 1.37% or 0.15 points to trade at 10.80 in late trade. Thai Beverage Public Co Ltd (SIN:TBEV) declined 1.32% or 0.010 points to end at 0.745 and Olam International Limited (SIN:OLAM) shed 0.82% or 0.015 points to 1.825.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 262 to 185 and 35 ended unchanged on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.81% or 0.42 to $53.20 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.97% or 0.57 to hit $59.18 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.23% or 2.70 to trade at $1161.90 a troy ounce.
USD/SGD was down 0.04% to 1.3491, while EUR/SGD rose 1.07% to 1.5056.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.75% at 95.94.