Thursday, 22 March 2018

Singapore shares sink at open as fears of worldwide exchange war develop; STI down 2%

SINGAPORE - Singapore shares opened two for every penny bring down on Friday (March 23), with the Straits Times Index down 71.06 focuses to 3,420.31 at 9.02am. 

Securities exchanges in Asia slid after US President Donald Trump declared since a long time ago guaranteed taxes on Chinese products on Thursday, stirring feelings of dread of a worldwide exchange war. He marked a presidential reminder that could see levies forced on China on up to US$60 billion on its fares to the US, despite the fact that the measures have a 30-day meeting period. 

China on Friday morning struck back with its rundown of potential levies on 128 US products that incorporate pork, wine and steel. 

On the Singapore Exchange, around 71 million offers worth S$101 million altogether changed hands as washouts dwarfed gainers 185 to 15. 

The most effectively exchanged stock was Rowsley, which rose S$0.003 to S$0.127 with 78.7 million offers evolving hands. 

Different actives included JEP Holdings and Marco Polo Marine. 

On Wall Street overnight, the Dow shed 2.9 for each penny, the S&P 500 dropped 2.5 for each penny and the Nasdaq fell 2.4 for each penny. 

In local markets, Australian stocks lost 1.65 for each penny and Japan's Nikkei dropped 1.9 for each penny. In the interim, South Korea's Kospi withdrawn two for every penny.

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