Singapore markets opened marginally higher, but underlying sentiment remains cautious as Middle East tensions threaten economic growth and inflation stability . Market Holds Steady Despite Rising Risks The FTSE Singapore Straits Times Index edged up 0.05% to 4,899.83 , reflecting a balanced market tone : Advancers: 57 | Decliners: 47 Trading activity remained relatively muted This suggests investors are waiting for clearer macro signals amid global uncertainty. Global Headwinds: Oil and Tech Weigh on US Markets On Wall Street, markets were mixed: Nasdaq Composite Index fell 0.7% S&P 500 Index declined 0.4% Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1% Losses in technology stocks and rising oil prices offset relatively dovish comments from Jerome Powell , who signalled no immediate need for rate hikes. Singapore Growth Outlook Faces Downside Risks RHB flagged rising downside risks to ...
KUALA LUMPUR (March 16): The FBM KLCI increased 1.12 points or 0.1% as index-linked banking and telecommunication stocks rose.
At 5pm, the KLCI closed at 1,846.39 on gains in stocks including Hong Leong Financial Group, RHB Bank Bhd, Maxis Bhd and Telekom Malaysia Bhd. The KLCI erased losses after falling to its intraday low at 1,838.40 along with Asian share markets.
Across Asia, Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed 0.58% lower while Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.12%. South Korea's Kospi erased losses to rise 0.06%. Reuters reported that Asian stocks slid on Friday as reports of more chaos in the Trump administration tested investors' nerves, already frayed by fears that US tariffs could hurt the global economy and trigger a trade war.
In Malaysia, Malacca Securities Sdn Bhd head of research Victor Wan told theedgemarkets.com that investors remain cautious on a possible global trade war due to US' proposed import taxes.
“Unfortunately there is less positivity at this point. People are looking at whether interest rates will be raised or whether the potential trade war could be weighing on the market at this point. Whenever the US sneezes, the whole world gets the flu — that sort of sentiment is spreading around the world,” Wan said.
Source: The Edge
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