SINGAPORE stocks were little changed on Thursday after Wall Street stocks finished Wednesday stronger on vaccine hopes. Read more at The Business Times.
Banking stocks were mixed in early morning trade. As at 9.03am, DBS declined 0.6 per cent or S$0.12 to S$21.76, UOB was down 0.3 per cent or S$0.06 to S$20.80, while OCBC Bank was up 0.2 per cent or S$0.02 to S$9.29.
Other active index counters included Singapore Exchange, which fell 0.1 per cent or S$0.01 to S$8.31, as well as Singapore Airlines, which rose 0.5 per cent or S$0.02 to S$3.79. In the US, stocks advanced again following progress on a leading novel coronavirus vaccine candidate, with The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 0.9 per cent at 26,869.83, the S&P 500 gained 0.9 per cent to 3,226.55, while the Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 0.6 per cent to 10,550.49.as investors awaited China's GDP data due later in the day. The Nikkei 225 index fell 0.3 per cent to 22,888.46 in early trade, while the broader Topix index edged down 0.1 per cent to 1,588.24.For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Singapore stocks fall as economy slumps into recession; STI opens 0.5% lowerSINGAPORE shares pulled back at Tuesday's open, with the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) losing 13.18 points or 0.5 per cent to 2,617.90 as at 9.02am. Read more at The Business Times.
Read more »
Malaysia: Shares open higher on WednesdayMALAYSIA share prices opened higher on Wednesday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index up 0.08 points, or 1.35 per cent, to 1,600.10 as at 9.04am. Read more at The Business Times.
Read more »
Hishammuddin: Green lane, commuting deal to pilot full reopening of Malaysia-Singapore borderKUALA LUMPUR, July 15 — The Reciprocal Green Lane (RGL) and the Periodic Commuting Arrangement (PCA) with Singapore will test the feasibility of a full reopening of the shared border amid the...
Read more »
Shorter operating hours for Thomson-East Coast Line stations in preparation for Stage 2 openingSINGAPORE: Operating hours for the three stations on the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) will be further shortened in preparation for the opening of ...
Read more »
SMIC's Shanghai listing tests if money alone can bring chip dominance to ChinaSHANGHAI: China's biggest chipmaker SMIC is set to follow its staggering US$6.6 billion share sale with its Shanghai market debut on Thursday, ...
Read more »