Brent hits highest since March, spurred by vaccine hopes

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks dip on US jobs data; dollar down,

NEW YORK: Stocks ended near the previous session record high on Wednesday as Wall Street bumped up against disappointing job market data, while oil continued to rise and the dollar weakened further.

Asian shares slip as investors pause for breath after massive rally

WASHINGTON: Asian shares dipped slightly on Thursday as the hot run up in global markets took a breather, with investors switching their focus from vaccine hopes to disappointing U.S. jobs data and new COVID-19 lockdowns.

Market cautious, eyes on Budget passage

KUALA LUMPUR: Investors were cautious in early Thursday trade as they worried whether the Budget 2021 proposals would secure majority vote in parliament later in the day.

GLOBAL MARKETS-World shares hold close to record highs, US markets close for Thanksgiving

LONDON: Global stocks held near record highs on Thursday, as recent vaccine progress, Joe Biden's U.S. presidential election victory and hopes for further stimulus kept markets bullish. (US markets close for Thanks giving)

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks at record high but yields fall, US$ pressured

NEW YORK: Stocks rose across the globe on Friday to close at a fresh high and remained on track for their strongest monthly performance on record but the Nasdaq outperformed on Wall Street and Treasury yields fell, indicating lingering concerns over rising coronavirus cases globally.

Is the commodities rally sustainable?

THE good run on commodity prices is expected to continue into next year, but will it be really sustainable?

Bursa ekes out slight gains, China data to boost sentiment

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia eked out slight gains on Monday, the final trading day for November, amid the flurry of the July-September quarterly results which were mostly better sequentially.

Oil prices tumble 2% as Opec+ members argue over 2021 policy

SINGAPORE: Crude oil prices tumbled on Monday, as investors waited for a decision by producer group OPEC+ whether to extend large output cuts to balance global markets, but vaccine hopes helped keep benchmarks on track to rise more than a fifth in November.

Tech stocks slowly gaining prominence in Singapore

Tech stocks slowly gaining prominence in Singapore