SINGAPORE: Singapore stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology, Industrials and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Singapore, the Singapore Straits Time added 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the Singapore Straits Time were Olam International Limited (SIN:OLAM), which rose 1.13% or 0.020 points to trade at 1.785 at the close. Meanwhile, Genting Singapore Plc (SIN:GENS) added 1.09% or 0.010 points to end at 0.925 and Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIN:SIAL) was up 0.79% or 0.09 points to 11.42 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Noble Group Limited (SIN:NOBG), which fell 3.08% or 0.020 points to trade at 0.630 at the close. Hongkong Land Holdings Limited (SIN:HKLD) declined 2.11% or 0.17 points to end at 7.90 and Singapore Exchange Ltd (SIN:SGXL) was down 1.41% or 0.12 points to 8.42.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Singapore Stock Exchange by 250 to 204 and 41 ended unchanged.
Shares in Noble Group Limited (SIN:NOBG) fell to 5-year lows; falling 3.08% or 0.020 to 0.630.
Crude oil for September delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $49.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.14% or 0.08 to hit $56.05 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.89% or 9.70 to trade at $1101.20 a troy ounce.
USD/SGD was down 0.06% to 1.3650, while EUR/SGD rose 0.54% to 1.5007.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.48% at 97.15.
