Singapore stocks gains for third straight session; others slip amid holiday lull

📆 12/24/2019 8:34 AM
📰 The Straits Times

⏱ Reading Time:
15 sec. here
2 min. at publisher
📊 Quality Score:
News: 9%
Publisher: 63%

Business News News

Business Business Latest News,Business Business Headlines

BENGALURU (REUTERS) - Trade-sensitive Singapore shares extended gains for a third straight session on Tuesday (Dec 24), buoyed by lingering optimism about an interim United States-China trade deal, while other South-east Asian stock markets were down in subdued trade ahead of holidays.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BENGALURU - Trade-sensitive Singapore shares extended gains for a third straight session on Tuesday , buoyed by lingering optimism about an interim United States-China trade deal, while other South-east Asian stock markets were down in subdued trade ahead of holidays.

Jardine Strategic Holdings was up as much as 0.8 per cent, while Singapore Telecommunications rose 0.9 per cent. Losing the most in the region, Malaysian equities saw their worst session in five days, with utilities and healthcare weighing down on the index in thin trading.

Write Comment

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

Business Business Latest News, Business Business Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Asia stocks drift lower as holiday lull counters trade cheerAsian shares and U.S. stock futures darted in and out of losses on Tuesday, as the holiday lull offset optimism that a U.S.-China trade deal will ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Hong Kong: Stocks close with fresh gainsRead more at The Business Times.
Source: BusinessTimes - 🏆 15. / 51 Read more »

Australia: Shares inch up on oil stocks; NZ hits record in holiday-thinned tradeRead more at The Business Times.
Source: BusinessTimes - 🏆 15. / 51 Read more »