battered stock market

SINGAPORE — European and Asian markets were mostly lower in light trading on Monday as a partial U.S. government shutdown stemmed holiday cheer. KEEPING SCORE: France’s CAC 40 dropped 0.9 percent to 4 ... ( read original story ...)

STI more likely to trade between 2,800-3,200: OCBC

SINGAPORE (Dec 24): OCBC Investment Research is projecting for the Straits Times Index (STI) to trade as high as 4,125 in 2019 in a bull case scenario. As at Dec 5 this year, the index traded at 3,156 ... ( read original story ...)

HSBC gets nod to sell Malaysia unit stake to FWD

HONG KONG • HSBC Holdings' Asia-Pacific insurance unit has received ... country by FWD will add to its Asian market footprint that covers Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand and Vie... ( read original story ...)