Investing.com – Singapore equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Healthcare, Oil & Gas and Utilities sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Singapore, the FTSE Straits Times Singapore lost 0.34% to hit a new 6-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the FTSE Straits Times Singapore were Noble Group Limited (SIN:NOBG), which rose 3.30% or 0.015 points to trade at 0.470 at the close. CapitaMall Trust (SIN:CMLT) added 3.00% or 0.060 points to end at 2.060 and Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd (SIN:JCYC) was up 1.59% or 0.47 points to 30.02 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sembcorp Industries Ltd (SIN:SCIL), which lost 5.88% or 0.21 points to trade at 3.36 in late trade. SIA Engineering Co Ltd (SIN:SIAE) declined 4.16% or 0.15 points to end at 3.46 and Olam International Limited (SIN:OLAM) shed 2.99% or 0.055 points to 1.785.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 332 to 135 and 29 ended unchanged on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.61% or 0.76 to $46.36 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 2.34% or 1.22 to hit $50.99 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.27% or 3.00 to trade at $1092.10 a troy ounce.
USD/SGD was up 0.34% to 1.3769, while EUR/SGD rose 0.17% to 1.5100.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.18% at 97.50.