16 Nov SE Asia Stocks-Most rise; Malaysia posts biggest weekly drop in 2017
By Karthika Suresh Namboothiri
Nov 17 (Reuters) – Most Southeast Asian stock markets ended
higher on Friday after a strong overnight finish by Wall Street
along with robust local economic data helped fuel investor
confidence in the region.
Wall Street’s main indexes rose sharply overnight on
positive earnings from Wal-Mart and Cisco, and
after a broad package of tax cuts sought by President Donald
Trump passed its first hurdle.
In Southeast Asia, Singapore shares ended 1.2 percen
Nov 17 (Reuters) – Most Southeast Asian stock markets ended
higher on Friday after a strong overnight finish by Wall Street
along with robust local economic data helped fuel investor
confidence in the region.
Wall Street’s main indexes rose sharply overnight on
positive earnings from Wal-Mart and Cisco, and
after a broad package of tax cuts sought by President Donald
Trump passed its first hurdle.
In Southeast Asia, Singapore shares ended 1.2 percen
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