Market Focus Daily: Friday, June 20, 2025

Asian shares edge up today; South Korea’s share benchmark outperforms; The PBOC holds the benchmark lending rates steady; The Swiss National Bank cut rates to zero and gold prices ease half a percent.

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 by: Howie Lim (howielim@sph.com.sg)

Produced and edited by: Chai Pei Chieh & Claressa Monteiro

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

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