MT Newswires Live11-04
Singapore’s equity benchmark Straits Times Index is on track for a correction as heavyweight bank shares slide on concerns over the outlook for profits. The gauge fell as much as 1.4% on Wednesday, taking losses from its peak in September to 10%, a threshold commonly used to define a market correction.
United Overseas Bank Ltd. tumbled nearly 7% after reporting third-quarter profit that missed expectations.
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