Capital Markets & Currencies
Singdollar weakens more than 1% against the dollar after Iran conflict sparks safe-haven flight
[SINGAPORE] The Singapore dollar has weakened by more than 1 per cent against the US dollar since the start of a flare-up in Middle East tensions, which triggered an aggressive rotation into safe-have...
Australian shares tumble over 2% as hot GDP data rekindles rate-hike bets
AUSTRALIAN shares extended early losses on Wednesday, driven by a selloff across most sectors, after surprisingly brisk economic growth rekindled interest rate-hike bets, while the widening Middle Eas...
Nikkei falls to one-month low as Middle East conflict intensifies
[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average slipped on Wednesday to its lowest level in a month as investors sold risk assets amid an intensifying Middle East conflict.
Panic sweeps South Korean stocks in biggest two-day crash since 2008
South Korea is the world’s eighth-largest crude consumer, investors are rethinking overheated equity bets
STI drops 2%, Asia-Pacific indexes slump as Iran worries continue to plague markets
In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei 225 slips 3.5%, while the Topix falls 3.6%
Stocks to watch: DFI Retail Group, GuocoLand, Wilmar, iFast, Q&M Dental
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Mar 4):
Asian stocks set to slip after oil extends rally
The war in the Middle East reverberated across the region, with Israel bombarding Teheran in a fresh wave of strikes
Middle East conflict widens as Israeli, US strikes again hit Iran; oil soars, shares slide
[DUBAI] Israeli and US forces pounded targets across Iran on Tuesday, prompting Iranian retaliatory strikes around the Gulf as the conflict spread to Lebanon, rattled global markets and sent oil price...
European shares drop to one-month low as Middle East conflict widens
EUROPEAN shares slid to their lowest level in more than a month on Tuesday, pulled into a global equities rout as investors assessed the prospect of a prolonged Middle East war and the inflationary st...
US stocks: Wall Street indexes end lower as Middle East conflict fans inflation fears
[NEW YORK] US stocks fell on Tuesday as investors worried about how long the Middle East conflict may persist, but indexes ended well off the day’s lows.
