Thursday, October 11, 2018

Singapore stocks slump to 20-month low on global sell-off

Singapore’s stock market slumped as much as 3 per cent to its lowest in 20 months on Thursday (Oct 11), joining a global equity rout after a sell-off on Wall Street spooked investors.

Investors sold across the board amid a confluence of factors, including rising interest rates in the United States, a heated Sino-US trade battle as well as IMF warnings about global financial stability and growth risks. Channel NewsAsia

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