Markets in Asia largely closed lower on Tuesday as investor sentiment weakened due to inflation concerns. The Straits Times Index broke its 8-day winning streak to close down 0.2 per cent, or 7.91 points at 3,280.04. Within the region, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index closed down 0.4 per cent while the Jakarta Composite Index lost 0.5 per cent and South Korea's Kospi fell 0.9 per cent. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 fell 0.3 per cent.

Wall Street stocks endured an ugly session on Tuesday, tumbling in their first session back after a holiday weekend on mounting worries about higher lending rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished down 1.5 per cent at 35,368.47. The broad-based S&P 500 shed 1.8 per cent to 4,577.13, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index sank 2.6 per cent to 14,506.90.

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Singapore shares closed higher for the eighth consecutive session on Monday (Jan 17), with the Straits Times Index rising by 5.98 points or 0.2 per cent to close at 3,287.95. Across the Singapore market, decliners outpaced advancers 258 to 193 after some 1.13 billion securities worth S$1.09 billion changed hands.

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Singapore shares displayed remarkable resilience on Friday, defying losses across most major regional bourses, which were rattled by hawkish "Fed speak" and a tepid overnight session in Wall Street. The key Straits Times Index jumped 24.67 points or 0.76 per cent to 3,281.97, pushing through its 2021 high of 3,273.54.

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Asian stocks are poised to drop Friday after a raft of Federal Reserve officials signaled they will combat inflation aggressively and the Nasdaq 100 fell to its lowest level since October.

U.S. equity futures edged higher, but Australian equities sank at Friday’s open. Futures in Japan, China and Hong Kong declined. American stocks fell Thursday, led by technology companies -- seen as most sensitive to higher rates -- along with crude oil, copper and Bitcoin. Treasuries rose after last week’s violent rout.

Chipmakers overnight erased gains that were driven by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s growth projections, while Boeing Co. rallied as Bloomberg News reported the 737 Max is set to resume commercial flights in China as soon as this month.

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Asian stocks look set to open steady after a U.S. inflation print left intact expectations for interest-rate increases already priced into the market. The dollar sank.

Australia’s shares edged up at the open. And futures slipped in Japan and rose in Hong Kong. U.S. futures were little changed after commodity and retail companies led gains in the S&P 500. Tesla and Google’s parent Alphabet paced a rally in mega caps.

A gauge of the dollar had its worst session since May as the consumer price index accelerated at the fastest pace since 1982, in line with forecasts.

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The declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) of the latest COVID-19 “variant of concern” Omicron on the day after the US Thanksgiving holiday caused the Dow Jones Index to plunge 905 points, or 2.5%. The S&P index fell 106.84 points, or 2.27%, while the Nasdaq Composite Index lost 353.57 points, or 2.2%.

The decline of the three major indices effectively marked their worst Black Friday performance since 1950.

Prior to this, governments worldwide had conducted extensive vaccination programs to safeguard their people. And countries were looking forward to opening their borders and economies with the resumption of travel between nations.

Families that had been separated for months were looking forward to reunite with loved ones. Everywhere there was a sense of “all might just be finally behind us”.

That was until COVID-19 gave us another jolt.

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Asian stocks looked set to follow a bounce in the U.S. after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reassured investors the central bank will tackle inflation to extend the economic expansion.

Shares in Australia advanced and futures rose in Japan and Hong Kong.

U.S. contracts fluctuated after the S&P 500 halted a five-day slide and the Nasdaq 100 outperformed. Treasuries also found support after a solid three-year note sale. The yield on the 10-year note dipped, while the curve flattened.

The dollar declined and commodity-linked currencies like the Australian and Canadian dollars climbed alongside a jump in oil prices.

Powell told the Senate Banking Committee that officials won’t hesitate to act if needed to contain price pressures. He also said the Fed will probably start shrinking its balance sheet this year. He noted the runoff would be quicker than the last time the central bank shrank its balance sheet because the economy was in a much stronger position.

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Asia stocks looked set to slip Tuesday after the S&P 500 closed lower for a fifth session, though a late U.S. rebound may tame losses.

Australian shares edged lower. Futures pointed to a modest decline in Hong Kong and Japan, which reopens after a holiday. U.S. contracts traded steady after the S&P 500 posted its longest losing streak since September, though dip buyers emerged to wipe out almost all its losses after sinking 2%. The Nasdaq 100 ended in the green after sliding as much as 2.7%.

The U.S. Treasury curve flattened as short-dated yields rose sharply with market-implied odds of a March rate hike edging higher. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. predicted four hikes this year, beginning that month. The dollar rose.

A key measure of U.S. inflation -- set to be released Wednesday -- is anticipated to have increased further in December, putting additional pressure on the central bank to tighten policy.

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