MarketWrap: The "Trump trade" made a comeback on Thursday on Wall Street but the S&P and Dow industrials ended flat as former FBI director James Comey said President Donald Trump fired him to undermine an investigation into Russian meddling into last November's US election. The DJIA rose 8.84 points, or 0.04%, to 21,182.53, the S&P 500 gained 0.65 points, or 0.03%, to 2,433.79 and the Nasdaq added 24.38 points, or 0.39%, to 6,321.76. - Reuters
Energy
Oil prices fell again on Thursday, with a sell-off continuing the day after data showed a surprise surge in US crude inventories, and Brent settled at its lowest since Nov. 29, the eve of an OPEC production cut deal. Brent crude fell 20 cents to settle at US$47.87 a barrel. - Reuters
Forex summary
*The ringgit gained 0.04% to 4.2667 versus the US$
*It gained 0.54% to 4.7761 versus euro
*Up 1.63% to 5.4420 per pound sterling
*Up 0.04% to 3.0865 per Singapore dollar
*Up 0.28% to 3.2137 per Aussie
*Up 0.23% to 3.8695 per 100 yen