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Singapore shares open lower on Thursday as DBS weakens; STI down 0.2%
SINGAPORE equities retreated on Thursday (Aug 8) as shares of DBS declined, after the bank announced its chief executive Piyush Gupta would be stepping down upon retiring at the...
Singapore shares rise at Wednesday’s open; STI up 1%
SINGAPORE shares started trading in the positive territory on Wednesday (Aug 7) mirroring overnight gains in global markets.As at 9.01 am, the Straits Times Index (STI) opened 1 per...
Singapore shares open higher on Tuesday; STI up 0.8%
SINGAPORE equities began trading in positive territory on Tuesday (Aug 6), following a global market rout with all three major Wall Street indices spending the entire day in the...
Philippine central bank says rates can stay steady, open for cut when price pressures ease
THE Philippine central bank can keep policy settings unchanged but can consider a rate cut if price pressures continue to ease, its governor said on Monday (Aug 5).The balance...
Singapore shares fall at Monday’s open; STI down 2.5%
SINGAPORE equities began trading in negative territory on Monday (Aug 5), after Wall Street stocks tumbled last Friday following the release of poor jobs data in the US. As at...
Singapore shares retreat at Friday’s open; STI down 1%
SINGAPORE stocks started trading in negative territory on Friday (Aug 2), mirroring losses in the global market overnight.As at 9.01 am, the Straits Times Index (STI) opened 1 per...
US: Rate-cut hopes prompt higher Wall St open
Wall Street’s main stock indexes opened higher on Thursday (Aug 1), boosted by the Federal Reserve’s signals of a September rate cut and a rosy sales forecast from Meta,...
Singapore shares fall at Thursday’s open; STI down 0.4%
SINGAPORE shares opened lower on Thursday (Aug 1) morning, despite US and Europe indices rallying overnight. The Straits Times Index (STI) fell 0.4 per cent or 12.45 points to...
