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04-Jan-2017 09:50
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Asian markets open mixed Japanese shares jumped more than 1 percent at the open in Asia on Wednesday following Wall Street' s higher close and a stronger dollar. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 leaped up 1.2 percent while the Topix bounced up 1.25 percent, likely due to expectations of a weaker yen after the greenback hit a 14-year high overnight against a basket of currencies. Australia' s ASX 200 slipped 0.02 percent after initial opening up positive. South Korea' s Kospi slipped to trade down 0.06 percent. The country' s political saga continues after President Park Geun-hye refused to testify on Tuesday in the impeachment trial that is set to determine her future, after denying charges of wrongdoing over the weekend. Asian Indexes
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04-Jan-2017 09:12
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Stocks To Watch CapitaLand, Jumbo, HC Surgical, ISR Capital, Midas |
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04-Jan-2017 09:08
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Stocks To Watch CapitaLand, Jumbo, HC Surgical, ISR Capital, Midas |
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04-Jan-2017 07:48
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Stocks close off session highs as oil falls 2.6% telecoms lead Stocks rose on Tuesday, the first trading day of 2017, but closed off their session highs as oil prices gave back initial gains. " When oil started to slip and the dollar peaked, that' s when you saw stocks fall off a bit," said Robert Pavlik, chief market strategist at Boston Private Wealth. " I think, near term, people are expecting the market to give something back " " The fact remains that the market is not cheap. We' re at really high valuations. " Crude prices hit 18-month highs amid hopes that a deal struck between OPEC and non-OPEC countries to cut production will reduce excess excess supply. At session highs, US crude prices had gained more than 2 percent. However, they settled 2.6 percent lower at $ 52.33 per barrel as concerns that Libya will increase production dampened investor sentiment. " That' s a reminder that there has been been questions regarding [production-cut] compliance," said Quincy Krosby, market strategist at Prudential Financial. " Nobody is expecting full compliance. It' s a matter of how many countries are out of compliance. The three major stock indexes traded around 1 percent higher earlier on Tuesday, with the Dow having risen 175.93 points at session highs. " The real excitement earlier this morning came on the back of global markets rallying and [strong] PMIs," said Art Hogan , Chief market strategist at Wunderlich Securities, adding that strong oil prices were also boosting equities. He also said " you really have to juxtapose the strong gains we' ve had [in stocks] against the strong dollar. I think that' s starting to seep into the market here." The US dollar rose more than 1 percent against a basket of currencies , With the euro trading near $ 1.04 and the yen around 117.7. Chinese stocks closed higher on the back of strong domestic data and of crude spike, with the Shanghai composite rising 1.04 percent. China' s Caixin Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' index (PMI) rose to 51.9, compared with 50.9 in November and beating forecasts for 50.7, on The back of increased demand. European equities also rose, with the Stoxx 600 Europe index advancing 0.7 percent. In US economic news, the final read on December IHS Markit manufacturing PMI came in at 54.3, hitting a 21-month high. A number above 50 signals expansion, while a number below 50 shows contraction. The ISM manufacturing index read for December, meanwhile , Came in at 54.7, above November' s read of 53.2. And construction spending hit its highest level in more than 10 years in November. Gold futures for February delivery gained $ 10.30 to settle at $ 1,162 per ounce. Read more .. |
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04-Jan-2017 07:09
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03-Jan-2017 19:37
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03-Jan-2017 19:35
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US futures + 147 |
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WanSiTong
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03-Jan-2017 18:24
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Straits Times Index 2,898.97 0.63% +18.21▲
Singapore shares finish higher in low volume Jardine stocks main index gainers IN contrast to 12 months ago when a crashing China market brought the sellers out in force, the Straits Times Index (STI) kicked off 2017 on a more positive note, trading within a narrow band before a 120-point rise in the Dow futures and Jumps in the Jardine group enabled it to rise 18.21 points to 2,898.97. Turnover however, was a weak 1.8 billion units worth S $ 798 million, though this was in line with the S $ 852 million done on the first day of 2016 when the STI plunged 1.6 per cent. This time, trading was a lot more sedate albeit firm , With the broad market recording 242 rises over 158 falls excluding warrants. Asia: Markets up on first trading day of year Most Asian markets were higher on Tuesday on the first trading day of the year, continuing their trajectory from the end of a volatile 2016. Overall, world markets ended last year in the black despite shock votes in Britain and the United States. But Shanghai was the exception with a slump of more than 12 per cent and Japan' s Nikkei posted only modest gains. However, Chinese stocks finished solidly higher on Tuesday after an independent research firm showed manufacturing activity expanded in December at its quickest pace in nearly four years, a sign of improving health for the world' s second-largest economy. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gained 1.04 per cent, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China' s second exchange, increased 0.86 per cent. Sydney and Seoul both closed up around one per cent, while Hong Kong was tracking slightly gains in afternoon trade after opening flat. SEE ALSO: Hong Kong: Shares close up in first trading day of the yr Markets in Japan were closed for the final day of an extended New Year holiday. The dollar was mixed against most key Asia-Pacific currencies but was projected to continue its climb over the longer term, on expectations of more US interest rate increases this year and Donald Trump' s inauguration as US president. " The US dollar should remain strong in 2017. Growth and inflation in the US will be the strongest amongst the G3 economies (US, Japan and the EU)," Singapore' s DBS Bank said in a note. " We expect the Fed to hike four times this year whilst the eurozone and Japan maintain their quantitative easing policies," it added. " Donald Trump will be onaugurated on 20 January as US President. The US dollar should appreciate in anticipation of his plans to reflate the US economy with infrastructure spending, tax cuts and fiscal stimulus. Malaysian lender Maybank said the dollar' s retreat against some other currencies was a technical correction following its strong showing last year. The " dollar corrected into the new year but dips were noticeably shallow even in the midst of lighter holiday volume," it said in a note. Oil prices rose as an agreement by major producers to cut output took effect. Opec members led by Saudi Arabia and non-Opec producers like Russia late last year agreed to slash output to try to shore up prices weighed down by an oversupply since mid-2014. " The outlook for 2017 looks robust as the Brent crude futures chart indicates the price to rise slowly to around US $ 59 per barrel by the end of 2017," said EY oil and gas analyst Sanjeev Gupta. AFP |
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03-Jan-2017 11:03
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How come no STI?
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WanSiTong
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03-Jan-2017 10:58
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03-Jan-2017 08:58
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Asian stocks gain ASX up 0.9%, Kospi adds 0.2% Asian markets gained on Tuesday after a strong finish to 2016 with a key indicator of China' s private manufacturing sector' s health ahead and a deal by Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) Banking Corp. catching attention. Australia' s ASX 200 surged 0.94 percent, supported by broad gains across all sub-indexes, except for the all ordinaries gold sub-index which plunged 2.3 percent. The benchmark index ended 2016 up 6.99 percent, its best year since 2013 when it gained 15.13 percent . Shares of ANZ were up 1.51 percent to A $ 30.87 each, after the Australian lender announced it had reached a deal to sell 20 percent stake in Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank to China COSCO Shipping and Shanghai Sino-Poland Enterprise Management Development. In South Korea, the Kospi opened 0.23 percent, likely due to the weaker Korean won as it benefits exporters when overseas profits are repatriated. Investors will eye the Caixin China PMI for December with figures at the weekend that showed the official PMI from the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing and the National Bureau of Statistics fell to 51.4 in December, slightly weaker than expectations. New Zealand, Japan and Thailand markets will be shut for public holidays. During Asian trade, U.S. crude rose 0.56 percent to $ 54.01 per barrel, while global benchmark Brent last settled at $ 56.82. " There is limited upside at least in the first half of 2017, and a lot of it just hinges on what OPEC does and whether it will comply with the agreement it made late last year," Azlin Ahmad, crude oil editor of Argus Media, Said to CNBC. Ahmad added that Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries production cuts will only be marked towards the end of January, which might mean volatile trading for the new few weeks. |
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01-Jan-2017 09:51
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Monday just all longist maybe happy.... especially US market... chiong ah huat ah.... 888
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WanSiTong
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31-Dec-2016 18:47
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Huat arh~ 
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31-Dec-2016 07:13
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US stocks limp toward 2017 after third straight day of losses U.S. stocks finished 2016 with a thud on Friday after all three major indexes ended the year with three straight days of losses for the first time since Nov. 4. The market weakened further as traders speculated that a large number of orders to sell had been placed. Art Cashin, director of floor operations at UBS, said the selling orders totaled about $ 1.2 billion. Still, investors were looking ahead to 2017. Kevin Mahn, president and chief investment officer at Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, said investors will be optimistic going into the new year, but it' s possible some of next year' s gains may have already been priced in to This year' s market. " Coming out of 2016 with the wind at the backs of many investors and heading into 2017 with a recurring wave of confidence - with respect to economic growth or stock market growth in certain sectors of the US - could lead into a very attractive year in 2017 , " He said. Mahn cautioned that any derailment in the Trump presidency - such as a delay or incapability to repeal Obamacare - could cause a pullback in the market. " A lot of investors are being lulled with a false sense of comfort," he said. " We could see some volatility early in the year if it appears that what everyone' s backed into the markets does not happen soon." For the final data report of 2016, the Chicago Purchasing Manager' s Index for December came in at 54.6, lower than consensus forecasts of 56.8. This month' s figure is also down from November' s reading of 57.6. Looking back, 2016 began with a reading of 55.6 in January. Read more.... |
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30-Dec-2016 19:45
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30-Dec-2016 17:41
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Straits Times Index 2,880.76 -0.29%-8.39 ▼
Singapore shares finish the year weaker A QUIET week ended on Friday with the Straits Times Index (STI) first rising close to 2,900 but ended settling back at 2,880.76 for a net loss of 8.39 points on the day and a loss of 1.97 points or 0.07 per cent for the year. For the week the index managed to add about nine points or 0.3 per cent. Volume throughout the week was low at between S $ 500-600 million between Tuesday and Thursday, though it did spike up to 1.4 billion units worth S $ 820.1 million on Friday. Traders who were hoping for a final-day window-dressing push on the STI were left disappointed, who victims of " buy in anticipation, sell on the day" as the index had risen on Tuesday and Wednesday. |
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30-Dec-2016 09:26
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Stocks To Watch SingPost, Second Chance, Wee Hur, EcoWise, Mermaid |
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30-Dec-2016 08:31
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Asia markets focus on dollar weakness, commodities, on last trading day of 2016 Futures pointed to a negative open for Asian shares on the last trading day of the year, after Wall Street closed lower without a Santa Claus rally in sight. Nikkei futures traded below the benchmark index' s Thursday finish at 19,145.14 Osaka futures traded down 0.76 percent at 19,000, while Chicago futures were 0.29 percent lower at 19,090. Australian benchmark ASX 200 opened down 0.36 percent, dragged by its financials sub-index, which fell 0.77 percent. Investors will likely watch Australia' s housing credit and private sector credit. Several economic indicators from India are due later in the day, including circulation deficit, foreign debt and trade figures. Oil prices fell after U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) data showed a surprise build in U.S. crude stockpiles, although both crude benchmarks have made big gains this month after news of an OPEC and non-OPEC production cut deal. U.S. crude was down 0.5 percent to settle at $ 53.77 a barrel on Thursday in the U.S., while global benchmark Brent fell 0.1 percent to close at $ 56.14. U.S. crude futures rose 8 percent to date in December alone, while Brent jumped 10.5 percent. |
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30-Dec-2016 06:58
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Stocks close lower in light year-end trading U.S. stocks closed lower on Thursday in light year-end trading as traders began to look ahead to 2017. The U.S. announced sanctions against Russian individuals and organizations it believes interfered with the 2016 U.S. election. However, traders said it was likely not affecting stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average first went negative during late-morning trade, led by JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, which finished at the bottom of the index along with DuPont. The Dow is down 0.57 percent this week and is on pace for its first negative Week since before the election. It continues to be up 13.74 percent year to date. Meanwhile, the S & P 500 ended the day down 0.03 percent, with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund as the biggest laggard, down nearly three quarters of a percent. The index is up 10.05 percent year to date. Other investors can not seem to agree on whether the market has checked out for the year or is just taking a breather before sprinting to the finish. " It' s been a tumultuous year, both politically and in the markets with ups and downs, and people have decided to check out early," Chris Rupkey, chief financial economist at MUFG Union Bank, said. On the data front, jobless claims declined by 10,000 to 265,000, according to Thursday morning' s Labor Department report. This marks the 95th straight week that claims were below 300,000, a threshold associated with a healthy labor market. Jobless claims were expected to drop to 264,000 For the week ending Dec. 24, according to economists polled by Reuters. While in oil, WTI settled down at $ 53.77, while Brent was down 8 cents, at $ 56.14 a barrel. Read more.... |
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29-Dec-2016 17:45
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Straits Times Index 2,889.15 -0.32% -9.15▼ Singapore stocks close weaker but STI stays in the black for 2016 THROUGHOUT 2016, the 2,882 level has proven troublesome for the Straits Times Index (STI), this being the point at which the index ended 2015. After four or five failed attempts to stay above it during the past 12 months, a window-dressing push On Tuesday and Wednesday this week that took the index almost to 2,900 was thwarted on Thursday after an overnight plunge on Wall Street brought the sellers out. In thin volume, the index first dropped to an intraday low of 2,878 before either a bout of short-covering or yet another feeble window-dressing attempt enabled it to climb to 2,889.15, a net loss of 9.15 points on the day , A gain of about seven points or 0.24 per cent for the year with only one trading day left. |
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