What happened?
In this week’s Weekly Market Review in partnership with the Securities Investors Association Singapore (SIAS), we discuss how global markets rallied while investors focused on the Iran conflict, oil price volatility and bond yields. Sembcorp Industries, SGX and Wilmar International. Watch the video to learn more about what we’re seeing this week.
weekly market review
2:00 – Macro Update
The S&P 500 jumped 3.4% last week, its first weekly gain in six weeks, while the NASDAQ rose 4.4% as US equities improved despite growing geopolitical uncertainty. The STI also remained resilient, rising 1.0% to 4,948, and near its all-time high, even as global markets grappled with volatility linked to the Middle East conflict. Oil prices remained highly volatile. Brent crude oil prices fell below US$100 per barrel for some time Tension was expected to ease, but tension increased again after Donald Trump’s latest statement…
