The Singapore stock market has moved lower in two straight sessions, falling more than 40 points or 0.9 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now sits just above the 4,230-point plateau and it's likely to remain in that neighborhood again on Monday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is murky amid a cloudy outlook for interest rates. The European and U.S. markets were mixed and little changed and the Asian bourses figure to follow suit.
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.