Advertisement
Thailand GDP Scheduled For Release On Friday
(RTTNews) - Thailand will on Friday release Q4 numbers for gross domestic product, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. GDP is expected to rise 0.50 percent on quarter and 3.50 percent on year, slowing from 1.20 percent on quarter and 4.50 percent on year in the three months prior.
Singapore will provide January figures for non-oil domestic exports, with forecasts suggesting a decline of 1.2 percent on month and 22.0 percent on year. That follows the 3.3 percent fall and the 20.6 percent slide in December - when the trade surplus was SGD5.367 billion.
Taiwan will see January data for wholesale prices; in December, prices were up 7.14 percent on month.
read more
Singapore Stock Market May Extend Friday's Gains
The Singapore stock market on Friday ended the four-day losing streak in which it had retreated almost 110 points or 3.4 percent. The Straits Times Index now sits just beneath the 5,700-point plateau and it may add to its winnings on Monday.
RTTNews
|
10 minutes ago
Malaysia Stock Market Due For Support On Monday
The Malaysia stock market has finished lower in four sessions, slipping almost 30 points or 2 percent in that span. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now sits just above the 1,685-point plateau although it may find traction on Monday.
RTTNews
|
40 minutes ago
Rebound Anticipated For Japan Stock Market
The Japan stock market headed south again on Friday, one day after ending the two-day slide in which it had stumbled more than 1,250 points or 1.9 percent. The Nikkei 225 now sits just above the 64,000-point plateau although it may bounce higher again on Monday.
RTTNews
|
55 minutes ago
South Korea Shares May Find Traction On Monday
The South Korea stock market has finished lower in two straight sessions, slumping almost 150 points or 2.1 percent in that span. The KOSPI now sits just above the 6,900-point plateau although it may stop the bleeding on Monday.
RTTNews
|
1h 10min ago
Hong Kong Production, PPI Data Due On Monday
Hong Kong will on Monday release Q2 figures for industrial production and producer prices, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.
RTTNews
|
2h 10min ago
U.S. Dollar Ticks Higher Amid Inflation Data Release, Expectations Of Reopening Of Strait Of Hormuz
The U.S. Dollar value inched higher as investors weighed today's inflation data that pushed the odds for a rate hike in the U.S. higher against reports of an upcoming meeting between the Gulf Cooperation Council nations and Iran to hasten the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
RTTNews
|
2 days ago
TSX Climbs On Tech Rally, Looks Set To End 6-day Losing Streak
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.36% Friday to 35,634.50 as technology stocks surged 3.5%, contributing significantly to gains. Oil prices fell following International Energy Agency's downward global oil demand forecast revision.
RTTNews
|
2 days ago
Swiss Market Ends Modestly Higher
The Switzerland stock market closed modestly higher on Friday, in line with markets across Europe, as a sharp drop in oil prices helped lift sentiment.
RTTNews
|
2 days ago
