Biden or Trump? It’s que sera sera for local bourse


Rakuten Trade Sdn Bhd research vice-president Vincent Lau (pic) said markets would eventually go up regardless of a Trump or Biden victory, adding that historically, there were not much differences whether the Democrats or Republicans came into power.

PETALING JAYA: Global equity markets are becoming increasingly erratic ahead of the US Presidential election, where initial polls favoured Democrat Joe Biden against incumbent Donald Trump.

With the election heading the list of major happenings this month, investors are repositioning themselves to be least impacted by any outcome while some opted to sit out the market.

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