Market Focus Daily: Monday, May 19, 2025

Asian markets fall amid another round of ‘sell America’ after Moody’s downgrades US; Hong Kong dollar falls to near one-year low on flush cash conditions; Covid spike in Asia boosts shares of pharmaceutical companies. Two SGX listcos eye investments in Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone.

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 and hosted by: Emily Liu (emilyliu@sph.com.sg)

Produced and edited by: Chai Pei Chieh & Claressa Monteiro

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