Capital Markets & Currencies
Indonesia lawmakers grill candidates for top regulator jobs after market turmoil
Parliament is considering 10 candidates for a total of five vacancies at the agency, known by its Indonesian abbreviation OJK
South Korea market crashes are luring traders hooked on leveraged ETFs
South Korean retail investors are among the biggest drivers of trading in US-listed leveraged funds globally
Stocks to watch: Jardine Matheson, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, Sembcorp, Mapletree Logistics Trust, Nio
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Mar 11):
European stocks mark biggest daily jump in months on Gulf de-escalation hopes
EUROPEAN shares marked their biggest one-day jump since April last year on Tuesday as global markets bet that US President Donald Trump would call off the US-Israeli war on Iran soon, lifting investor...
US stocks: Wall Street closes mixed on ramped-up Middle East tensions
[NEW YORK] US stocks lost steam on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 giving up early gains to skid into negative territory as investors weighed fading hopes for an earlier-than-expected end to the US-Israeli ...
Wall Street opens subdued as investors monitor US-Iran tensions
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened subdued on Tuesday (Mar 10), following comments from US officials that suggested escalating hostilities in the Middle East, a day after US President Donald...
SGX to offer bond futures for India, South-east Asia
The rollout comes as bond markets tumbled amid anxiety about the global economy
Singapore blue chips rise 2.2% after Trump says Iran war will end ‘very soon’
The Straits Times Index is up 104.03 points at 4,860.64
‘Iran conflict impact mixed’: Maybank Securities upgrades Wilmar to ‘buy’ on constructive outlook, despite headwinds
The brokerage lifts its target price by 23.4% to S$3.85
Bank Indonesia may defend rupiah amid volatile oil, analysts say
The central bank has pledged “firm and consistent interventions” in onshore and offshore foreign-exchange markets to cushion the currency