STI slides as US warns of sustained virus spread
Markets remain jittery, as evidenced by the resumption of selling in Wednesday's session in Singapore
COVID-19 continues to dominate news flows globally and with the situation still fluid, markets remain jittery, as evidenced by the resumption of sell-offs during Wednesday's session in Singapore.
Tuesday's rebound was short-lived as traders were jolted by US health officials expecting a sustained spread of the novel coronavirus to take root there.
The Straits Times Index (STI), down 0.9 per cent…
GET BT IN YOUR INBOX DAILY
Start and end each day with the latest news stories and analyses delivered straight to your inbox.
BT is now on Telegram!
For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to t.me/BizTimes
Companies & Markets
Renault Q1 sales rise 1.8%, helped by financing business
UBS lifts Chinese stocks to overweight in rare upgrade call
China acquired recently banned Nvidia chips in Super Micro, Dell servers, tenders show
Citi picks Amit Dhawan to head Singapore commercial bank operations
Fintech startup Qashier gets in-principle approval for major payment institution licence from MAS
China finance ministry echoes Xi’s call for bond trading at PBOC