Soft Start Expected For Singapore Stock Market
Soft Start Expected For Singapore Stock Market
The Singapore stock market has finished lower in two of three trading days since the end of the four-day winning streak in which it had picked up almost 90 points or 2.8 percent. The Straits Times Index now sits just above the 3,450-point plateau and it may spin its wheels again on Monday.
從結束爲期四天的連勝之後，新加坡股市已在三個交易日中收低了兩次，這段時間內它幾乎上漲了90個點或2.8%。現在，海峽時報指數的水平僅略高於3450點，週一可能再次出現震盪。
The global forecast for the Asian markets is negative on concerns over the health of the world's economy. The European and U.S. markets were firmly lower and the Asian bourses are tipped to open in similar fashion.
亞洲市場的全球預測爲負面，因爲擔心世界經濟的健康狀況。歐洲和美國市場大幅下跌，亞洲股市預計也將以類似的方式開盤。
The STI finished slightly lower on Friday following mixed performances from the financial shares, property stocks and industrial issues.
STI在週五略微下跌，金融股、房地產股和工業股表現不一。
For the day, the index dipped 4.19 points or 0.12 percent to finish at 3,454.47 after trading between 3,446.08 and 3,475.87.
當天指數下跌4.19點，跌幅爲0.12%，收於3454.47點。在3446.08點和3475.87點之間交易。
Among the actives, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust soared 2.39 percent, while City Developments rose 0.19 percent, Comfort DelGro skidded 0.69 percent, DBS Group shed 0.33 percent, Emperador climbed 1.16 percent, Hongkong Land rallied 1.38 percent, Keppel DC REIT spiked 1.39 percent, Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust rallied 2.17 percent, Mapletree Industrial Trust advanced 0.81 percent, Mapletree Logistics Trust surged 2.94 percent, SATS tumbled 1.37 percent, Seatrium Limited dropped 0.64 percent, SembCorp Industries added 0.41 percent, Singapore Technologies Engineering sank 0.45 percent, SingTel fell 0.32 percent, Thai Beverage slumped 0.94 percent, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding plummeted 3.45 percent and Wilmar International, Yangzijiang Financial, CapitaLand Investment, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, Genting Singapore and Keppel Ltd were unchanged.
在活躍股中，凱德置地綜合商業信託漲2.39%，新鴻基公司漲0.19%，康福德運輸下跌0.69%，星展銀行股價下跌0.33%，安帕達爾上漲1.16%，香港置地漲1.38%，吉寶數據中心房地產信託飆升1.39%，梅波綠亞亞洲商業信託上漲2.17%，梅波綠亞工業信託上漲0.81%，梅波綠亞物流信託大漲2.94%，新翔集團下跌1.37%，海庭有限公司下跌0.64%，新加坡豐盛工業漲0.41%，新電信下跌0.32%，泰國酒業暴跌0.94%，揚子江造船暴跌3.45%，新加坡油廠、揚子江金融、凱德置地投資、華僑銀行、雲頂新加坡和吉寶有限分別持平。
The lead from Wall Street is weak as the major averages opened mixed but quickly turned lower and spent the rest of the day under water, finishing with heavy losses.
沃爾街的走勢疲弱，主要指數開盤時呈混合狀態，但很快轉跌，並在餘下的時間裏持續下挫，最終以重挫收盤。
The Dow stumbled 410.39 points or 1.01 percent to finish at 40,345.41, while the NASDAQ plunged 436.87 points or 2.55 percent to close at 16,690.83 and the S&P 500 sank 94.99 points or 1.73 percent to end at 5,408.42.
道瓊斯指數下跌410.39點，跌幅爲1.01%，收於40345.41點；納斯達克指數暴跌436.87點或2.55%，收於16690.83點；標準普爾500指數下跌94.99點或1.73%，收於5408.42點。
For the week, the NASDAQ plummeted 5.8 percent, the Dow tanked 2.9 percent and the S&P tumbled 4.3 percent.
本週，納斯達克指數下跌了5.8%，道瓊斯指數下跌了2.9%，標準普爾指數下跌了4.3%。
The sell-off on Wall Street came amid concerns about the outlook for the U.S. economy after the Labor Department released a closely watched report showing employment rose by less than expected in the month of August.
在擔憂美國經濟前景的情況下，華爾街出現了拋售行情，勞工部發布的一份備受關注的報告顯示，8月份就業人數增長的幅度低於預期。
While the data is seen as increasing the chances of a 50-basis point interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve later this month, traders seemed worried the central bank may have waited too long to prevent the economy from slipping into a recession.
儘管數據被視爲增加聯儲局本月底減息50個點子的可能性，但交易商似乎擔心央行可能已經等待得太久，以防止經濟陷入衰退。
Oil prices fell to an 18-month low on Friday, weighed down persisting concerns about the outlook for oil demand following the disappointing jobs report. West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures for October ended down by $1.48 or 2.1 percent at $67.67 a barrel. — RTT News
由於令人失望的就業報告後，油價週五下跌至18個月低點，受到對石油需求前景的持續擔憂。10月份的西德克薩斯中質原油期貨價格下跌了1.48美元或2.1%，至每桶67.67美元。- RTt News
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