Banks lead STI fall amid Asian sell-offs
News that Pyongyang could be preparing a missile launch adds to fears over its nuclear test
RED streaks washed over most Asian equities at closing on Monday as geopolitical risk sentiments soared following North Korea's nuclear test on Sunday that shook the region.
Adding on to investors' fears was Monday's news that South Korea's defence ministry has detected signs that the North is preparing a missile launch, following Sunday's test.
CMC Markets Singapore's analyst Margaret Yang wrote in a note on Monday: "The local shares market is lacking fresh catalysts after second-quarter earnings. Therefore, external factors such as US economic data, geopolitical issues and crude oil prices are going to dominate the movements in local share markets in the short term. Technically, th…
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