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Asian equities

Capital Markets & Currencies

Samsung, SK Hynix fall over 8% as Asian stocks decline on tech weakness

The launch of SCMI comes at a time when global capital markets are undergoing significant structural change.
Capital Markets & Currencies

SMU launches capital markets initiative; chairman Piyush Gupta says market growth takes sustained reforms

South Korea’s Kospi Index led losses with a 2.4% drop.  
Capital Markets & Currencies

Asian shares drop on chips, US dollar edges higher

South Korea’s Kospi surges over 6 per cent% as buyers pounce on battered chipmaker stocks; Japan’s Nikkei 225 reverses early losses to trade 1.2% higher.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Asian markets find footing as US jobs data, PMIs lift stocks

Apple’s reported outreach to restricted Chinese memory makers introduces a pricing threat to Korean and Japanese incumbents.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Asian shares fall on chip sell-off as Kospi sinks 4.8%; SK Hynix, Samsung shares tumble

A rate hike by the US Federal Reserve would more likely represent a reversal of the past year’s “insurance cuts”, rather than the start of a full-blown tightening cycle.
Wealth & Investing

Beyond rate hikes: Where markets may find their next drivers

The yen’s slide during the New York session to its weakest point since 1986 will stir unease in Japan, with traders on alert for authorities entering the market.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Asian stocks erase gains, yen hits 40-year low

MSCI China Index has tumbled 15%, the worst performance globally after Indonesia; Tencent and Alibaba have plunged over 29%, erasing US$337 billion.
Capital Markets & Currencies

China misses out on AI boom as stocks trail by most since 2001

Analysts believe the initial oil supply shock has already been discounted by investors, including in the Singapore market.
Capital Markets & Currencies

US-Iran peace deal: S-Reits, aviation stocks, developers on investors’ radar as potential winners

Investors continue to monitor developments in the Middle East, watching for signs whether shipping traffic through Hormuz is returning to normal and assessing if the peace accord will hold.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Asia markets temper Iran deal optimism; investors assess BOJ rate hike

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