Market Focus Daily: Monday, March 18, 2024 (Ep 24)

Published Mon, Mar 18, 2024 · 05:46 PM

Market updates for Monday. PHOTO: ADOBE STOCK

DeeperDive is a beta AI feature. Refer to full articles for the facts.

Bank of Japan widely expected to raise interest rates on Tuesday; Vietnam announces new trading platform as stocks rally; Ringgit bounces back from February low amid government efforts; Singapore non-oil exports down 0.1 percent in February.

Synopsis: Market Focus Daily is a closing bell roundup by The Business Times that looks at the day’s market movements and news from Singapore and the region.

Written and hosted by: Emily Liu (emilyliu@sph.com.sg)

Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

Produced and edited by: Lee Kim Siang & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

DECODING ASIA

Navigate Asia in
a new global order

Get the insights delivered to your inbox.

—

Follow BT Market Focus and rate us on:

Channel: bt.sg/btmktfocus

Singapore stocks open flat on Monday after key exports surprise; STI down 0.04%

The benchmark Nikkei 225 index jumps 2.67 per cent or 1,032.80 points to 39,740.44.

Tokyo: Stocks close sharply higher amid potential BOJ rate hike

The nation plans to introduce a platform that can handle three to five million orders per day.

Vietnam brokers may rally more on trading boost, retail boom

Apple: bt.sg/mfap

Google: bt.sg/mfgo

Spotify: bt.sg/mfsp

Website: bt.sg/mktfocus

Feedback to: btpodcasts@sph.com.sg

Do note: This podcast is meant to provide general information only. SPH Media accepts no liability for loss arising from any reliance on the podcast or use of third party’s products and services. Please consult professional advisors for independent advice.

Discover more BT podcast series:

BT Mark To Market at: bt.sg/btmark2mkt

WealthBT at: bt.sg/btwealthbt

BT Money Hacks at: bt.sg/btmoneyhacks

PropertyBT at: bt.sg/btpropertybt

BT Podcasts: bt.sg/pcOM

BT Branded Podcasts: bt.sg/btbrpod

BT Lens On: bt.sg/btlenson

Decoding Asia newsletter: your guide to navigating Asia in a new global order. Sign up here to get Decoding Asia newsletter. Delivered to your inbox. Free.

Market Focus Straits Times Index Nikkei index

Reuse this content Feedback

TRENDING NOW

Air India has been one of the foreign carriers most affected by the outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East.

Air India asks Tata, Singapore Airlines for funds after US$2.4 billion loss

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stopped short of explicitly naming the US or Israel as aggressors, a telling omission from a country that otherwise speaks with little diplomatic timidity.

Beijing’s calculated silence on the Iran war

US President Donald Trump (left) with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Apec summit in Busan last October.

China pips the US if Asean is forced to choose, but analysts warn against reading it like a sports result

Eu Yan Sang group chairman Richard Eu has been with the company since 1989 and has seen plenty of change over the years, such as how employees view their jobs.

Richard Eu on how core values, customers keep Singapore’s TCM chain Eu Yan Sang relevant