Singapore Shares End Down On Weak US Dlr, Indus Output
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SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Singapore shares ended lower Friday, tracking regional markets on renewed concerns that the sagging US dollar against the Singapore dollar will hurt exports and economic growth.
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Stocks fell on Tuesday after a weak outlook from Procter & Gamble, disappointing earnings from U.S. Steel and a report showing consumer confidence at a two-year low fueled worries about the economy, consumer spending and corporate profits.
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Asian shares dipped on Thursday, as tech shares followed U.S. counterparts lower after an influential investment bank downgraded the sector.
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US stocks sank to their lowest since October 2006 on fears that a contraction in US manufacturing may tip the economy into recession.
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Leading shares ended weaker, albeit off session lows, with the benefit of a morning rally on Wall Street countered by a weak showing from Standard Chartered after Korea First Bank acquisition moves, dealers said.
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Weak tech stocks dragged Asian shares lower on Thursday, outweighing the positive impact on exporters of a dollar rebound, and knocking 1.2 percent off Tokyo shares to threaten the biggest one-day fall since Nov. 22.
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Recession fears and weakness in the tech sector lead the Dow to end down 2%, the Nasdaq down nearly 4%.
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The Australian sharemarket closed lower today, dragged down by weakness in resources and media stocks. The benchmark S&amp;P/ASX 200 index was 14.
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Leading shares closed modestly lower, ending not far from mid-afternoon lows as Wall Street put in a cautious morning performance in reaction to weaker than expected US data and a fresh rise in crude prices, dealers said.
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London shares closed lower as M&amp;A hopes surrounding AWG and John Laing were offset by a weaker Wall Street which saw investors unsettled after a surprise rise in import prices.
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Leading shares ended lower after a thinly-traded session tracking falls on Wall Street with investors cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve's latest US interest rate decision due after the London close tonight.
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London shares closed lower, depressed by a weak morning by Wall Street as concerns over high oil prices and a weaker dollar continued to weigh on sentiment on both sides of the Atlantic, dealers said.
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Japan's Nikkei average closed 0.72  percent lower on Tuesday after weak industrial output data  sapped investor appetite for technology issues, but declines  were limited as the dollar firmed against the yen for a second  day.
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Shares of chip makers sank in Thursday trading after two US firms lowered their quarterly sales expectations, but the sector saw some relief after National Semiconductor Corp.
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Leading shares closed weaker in dull trade, but finished off the morning low as Wall Street's early decline proved less than feared, dealers said.
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US stocks gave up early gains to edge lower by mid-afternoon as the potential financial impact on insurers of Sunday&#39;s tsunami in Asia outweighed a string of upbeat sales updates by retailers.
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U.S. stocks slid on Friday after a manufacturing index showed its weakest reading in more than three years, hurting shares of manufacturers like 3M Co.  and Caterpillar Inc., and adding to worries the U.S. economy was slowing too quickly.