South Korean shares and the won sagged early on Monday on increased worries the Federal Reserve will hike US rates in September.The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (Kospi) was down 0.5 per cent at 2,046.04 points as...
SINGAPORE share prices opened higher on Friday, with the Straits Times Index up 12.22 points or 0.43 per cent to 2,882.04 as at 9.01am, after Wall Street hit record highs overnight.Top gainers in early-morning trade...
THE global post-Brexit rally appears to be fast running out of puff - on Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average which set several all-time highs last month, fell for the seventh consecutive session, no doubt a factor...
Oil futures fell sharply Monday, hit by concerns over a global supply glut. September West Texas Intermediate crude dropped $1.54, or 3.7%, to end at $40.06 a barrel. The U.S. benchmark traded below $40 for...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 Index closed lower Monday as oil prices slipped, while the Nasdaq Composite Index finished at its highest level in more than a year. The Dow industrials closed down 27.73 points, or 0.2%, at 18,404.51, weighed by more than 3% drops in shares of Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. The S&P 500 declined...
AFTER oil weakness led a Wall Street retreat overnight, trading here is expected to stay muted, except for certain rotational plays.
Counters that may see some active trade on Tuesday morning include Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit), OUE Hospitality Trust (OUE H-T), OKP and China Star Food Group.
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust:...
Singaporeshares close 0.3 per cent up
Singapore equities ended 0.3 per cent higher on Wednesday, with the Straits Times Index gaining 8.05 points to 2,941.49.
Volume was relatively weak, though. About 991.1...