RSS FeedsTime to buy? Not until weve seen full-on capitulation
August 3, 2008 22:00:00ALMOST exactly 10 years ago in September/October 1998, the Malaysian government declared Singapores over- the-counter market Clob International to be an illegal market for Malaysian stocks and ordered the migration of all those shares back to Kuala Lumpur. - [Read more] |
Week of volatility and low liquidity
August 1, 2008 22:00:00AS PREDICTED in our Thursday column, Wall Street plunged on Thursday, leading to another weak day in the local market yesterday, when the Straits Times Index dropped 23.58 points to 2,906.07. - [Read more] |
Market anticipates a weak Wall St
July 31, 2008 22:00:00IF YESTERDAYS trading follows previously well-established form, then Wall Street on Thursday would probably weaken, or at the very least undergo a volatile, rocky session. - [Read more] |
STI snaps four-day losing streak
July 30, 2008 22:00:00AFTER losing 92 points in four consecutive days of selling, the Straits Times Index (STI) yesterday rose 38.95 points to 2,925.5, thanks mainly to an overnight bounce on Wall Street that afforded some relief to equity markets everywhere. - [Read more] |
STI falls as Dow, Asian stocks slip
July 29, 2008 22:00:00ARE we there yet? Sounds like impatient kids during a long road trip. But thats what many investors are asking after months of roller-coaster trading that has sent sentiment spinning between hope and despair. - [Read more] |
This time, the numbers dont lie
July 28, 2008 22:00:00NUMBERS or statistics can be twisted to suit ones purpose. Certainly, this is true of the stock market, where major indices and prices of individual stocks are sometimes rigged late in the day in order to accomplish particular objectives. Unfortunately in yesterdays session, this was not the case. Yesterday, the numbers did not lie. Here they are: - [Read more] |
Busy week ahead for investors
July 27, 2008 22:00:00AS THE earnings season gets into full swing this week, investors will be on the lookout for signs of deteriorating profit margins amid rising costs and a worsening economic outlook. - [Read more] |
ST Index surges by 3 per cent
July 23, 2008 22:00:00THE Singapore market yesterday enjoyed its second surge this week, as oil prices slid overnight and more US banks reported better-than-expected earnings, boosting financial-sector shares. - [Read more] |
STI surrenders part of Mondays gain
July 22, 2008 22:00:00STOCKS here fell yesterday, giving up some of their solid gains on Monday, after an overnight rebound in oil prices and a meagre rise in US stock benchmarks led to a weak start in Asian markets. - [Read more] |
STI starts week with 2.5% jump
July 21, 2008 22:00:00STOCKS here and around Asia started the week with solid gains yesterday, after a rally in blue-chip stocks and in the broader market. - [Read more] |
Earnings to call the shots in the absence of new developments
July 20, 2008 22:00:00STOCKS here and elsewhere in Asia are set for another bumpy week ahead, after a roller-coaster ride last week. The Straits Times Index fell 16.37 points or 0.6 per cent to 2,847.73 on Friday, ending the week 2.7 per cent lower, after suffering sharp losses early in the week. - [Read more] |
STI gives up early gains, falls 0.6%
July 18, 2008 22:00:00STOCKS here fell yesterday despite a solid start, reversing gains made on Thursday, as worries persisted over the uncertain economic and financial market outlook. - [Read more] |
Solid gains for stocks as oil eases
July 17, 2008 22:00:00STOCKS here and elsewhere in Asia ended with solid gains yesterday after a strong rebound in US equities overnight following a sharp drop in oil prices and better-than-expected corporate earnings reports. - [Read more] |
STI up but broad market still weak
July 16, 2008 22:00:00THE Straits Times Index (STI) arrested a two-day losing streak with slight gains yesterday, but the broad market stayed weak as investors remained deeply uncertain about the outlook for financial markets and the global economy. - [Read more] |
ST Index tumbles by another 2.5 per cent
July 15, 2008 22:00:00STOCKS here dived yesterday, extending their losses into a second session as markets around the world were rocked by the developing crisis at US mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. - [Read more] |
STI sheds 0.8% in see-saw session
July 14, 2008 22:00:00STOCKS here fell yesterday, starting the week with a roller-coaster ride that is likely to last well into the next few sessions, as a slew of bad news over the weekend suggested that financial markets could be entering a new phase of the credit crisis. - [Read more] |
Testing week ahead for both optimists and pessimists
July 13, 2008 22:00:00AT ANY one time, how a market moves depends on whether optimists outnumber pessimists, or vice versa. The failure of IndyMac over the weekend certainly gives plenty of reason to be pessimistic. By the same token, optimists might still find reasons to buy. Here are the cases for both optimists and pessimists. - [Read more] |
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