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Acute Dip at Straits Times Index

Acute Dip at Straits Times IndexThe stocks at the Singapore Index witnessed a rise by 0.9%, and the market closed subsequently after hike on Wednesday. Initially, the European market opened at falling note due to the problems of debt-crisis in the region.

Singapore Stocks Fall after Chain Reactions at Staggering World Economy

Singapore Stocks Fall after Chain Reactions at Staggering World EconomyIt has been revealed, according to new reports of the fluctuating stock markets of the world, shares of Singapore market have seen a steep fall. This has come after the warning from the Federal Reserve about the United States they are going through a gloomy financial time, which had put off their shares by more than 2%.

Singapore Exchange to Introduce Austere Business Rules

Singapore Exchange to Introduce Austere Business RulesSingapore Exchange has been planning to adopt austere business governance rules and will ask the companies to give detailed information about their legal legislature and domestic controls.

Shares of Singapore on Decline

Shares of Singapore on DeclineThe shares of the Singapore close with a drastic fall at the index, followed by other domestic markets. Earlier, the shares of Singapore and various other regional shares were quiet high at the Wall Street index.

Tremble in Chinese Shares Shake Index at Hong Kong

Tremble in Chinese Shares Shake Index at Hong KongAccording to reports, after Beijing made the details about a proposed extension of home purchasing restrains to second and third-tier cities.

On Thursday, Chinese share were also reported with a terrible fall, as a result of which, Hong Kong shares were badly dragged into the crimson area and several investors too sold their properties which certainly were linked with their stock investments.

Global Meltdown Impacting Asian Markets

On Thursday, the Asian stock markets closed far low than expected. It has been reported that Japan's Nikkei Stock Average fell 1.3% to 8,943.76, which is its lowest since March 15.

Following the tension created by the global financial crunch many Asian markets tumbled down.

South Korea's Kospi snapped out of a two-day winning streak to close down 1.7%, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index lost 1.2% and Taiwan's Taiex dropped 1.6%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index shed 1.3%, while China's Shanghai Composite declined significantly.

Singapore Stocks Ended Flat

Singapore Stocks Ended FlatOn Wednesday, it was reported that the stocks in Singapore have ended flat after a volatile session and concerns over the slowdown of stocks in the US and Europe. It was found out that