Breakfast briefing: Friday, March 24 (Update)


Massive outage: An incorrect command led to the removal of a larger set of servers than intended.

MarketWatch: Wall Street declined on Thursday after lawmakers delayed a vote on a healthcare bill seen as President Donald Trump's first policy test. The DJIA ended down 0.02% at 20,656.58 points, the S&P 500 lost 0.11% to 2,345.96, and tNasdaq slipped 0.07% to 5,817.69. - Reuters

Energy

Oil prices dipped on Thursday, stuck near four-month lows because of investor concerns that Opec-led supply cuts were not yet reducing record US crude inventories. Brent crude oil settled at US$50.56 a barrel, down 8 cents on the day. - Reuters

Forex summary

*The ringgit lost 0.02% to 4.4305 per US$

*It was flat at 4.7707 versus euro

*Down 0.14% to 5.5326 per pound sterling

*Down 0.06% to 3.1637 per Singapore dollar

*0.06% higher to 3.3794 per Aussie

*0.35% higher at 3.9796 per 100 yen


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