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.
从结束为期四天的连胜之后，新加坡股市已在三个交易日中收低了两次，这段时间内它几乎上涨了90个点或2.8%。现在，海峡时报指数的水平仅略高于3450点，周一可能再次出现震荡。
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.
亚洲市场的全球预测为负面，因为担心世界经济的健康状况。欧洲和美国市场大幅下跌，亚洲股市预计也将以类似的方式开盘。
The STI finished slightly lower on Friday following mixed performances from the financial shares, property stocks and industrial issues.
STI在周五略微下跌，金融股、房地产股和工业股表现不一。
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.
当天指数下跌4.19点，跌幅为0.12%，收于3454.47点。在3446.08点和3475.87点之间交易。
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.
在活跃股中，凯德置地综合商业信托涨2.39%，新鸿基公司涨0.19%，康福德运输下跌0.69%，星展银行股价下跌0.33%，安帕达尔上涨1.16%，香港置地涨1.38%，吉宝数据中心房地产信托飙升1.39%，梅波绿亚亚洲商业信托上涨2.17%，梅波绿亚工业信托上涨0.81%，梅波绿亚物流信托大涨2.94%，新翔集团下跌1.37%，海庭有限公司下跌0.64%，新加坡丰盛工业涨0.41%，新电信下跌0.32%，泰国酒业暴跌0.94%，扬子江造船暴跌3.45%，新加坡油厂、扬子江金融、凯德置地投资、华侨银行、雲頂新加坡和吉宝有限分别持平。
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.
沃尔街的走势疲弱，主要指数开盘时呈混合状态，但很快转跌，并在余下的时间里持续下挫，最终以重挫收盘。
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.
道琼斯指数下跌410.39点，跌幅为1.01%，收于40345.41点；纳斯达克指数暴跌436.87点或2.55%，收于16690.83点；标准普尔500指数下跌94.99点或1.73%，收于5408.42点。
For the week, the NASDAQ plummeted 5.8 percent, the Dow tanked 2.9 percent and the S&P tumbled 4.3 percent.
本周，纳斯达克指数下跌了5.8%，道琼斯指数下跌了2.9%，标准普尔指数下跌了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.
在担忧美国经济前景的情况下，华尔街出现了抛售行情，劳工部发布的一份备受关注的报告显示，8月份就业人数增长的幅度低于预期。
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.
尽管数据被视为增加美联储本月底降息50个基点的可能性，但交易商似乎担心央行可能已经等待得太久，以防止经济陷入衰退。
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
由于令人失望的就业报告后，油价周五下跌至18个月低点，受到对石油需求前景的持续担忧。10月份的西德克萨斯中质原油期货价格下跌了1.48美元或2.1%，至每桶67.67美元。- RTt News