Capital Markets & Currencies

UOB leads gainers on the blue-chip index

They believe semiconductor and chipmaker firms will generate the strongest returns

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index holds steady after losing nearly 1% at market open

Its public offer of 162.6 million shares is 3.8 times subscribed at S$0.76 a share

[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Jul 8):

The Stoxx 600 had hit a record high on Monday

The Nasdaq declined 1.16 per cent to 25,818.69 points

Framework will lower costs for captive insurance, insurance-linked securities and sovereign risk pools

The key regional indices all end the day down