Wall Street ended Monday higher with all three equity indices closing at record highs on talks about potential merger activity, and speculations about Republicans cutting corporate taxes, that would boost earnings.
Singapore stocks closed little changed on Monday, dragged lower by DBS Bank after city-state's largest lender reported a profit fall but gains in other regional markets kept losses in check.
New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Bengaluru are among the 10 cheapest cities in the world to live in, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's Worldwide Cost of Living 2017 report released on Monday.
Singapore stocks fell on Monday, dragged lower by DBS Bank after city-state's largest lender reported a profit fall amidst increased provisioning for bad loans.
Singapore has emerged as the world's most expensive city to live in for the fourth consecutive year, narrowly edging past its rivals, a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) showed on Monday.
Singapore stocks ended little changed on Friday, dragged lower by lenders such as United Overseas Bank on bad loans worries but gains in other Asian equities capped losses for domestic stocks.
Singapore stocks fell for a second session on Friday, dragged lower by lenders such as United Overseas Bank after Singapore's smallest listed bank reported new nonperforming assets in the third quarter.