Hong Kong - Hong Kong shares fell almost 2.5 per cent in morning trading Thursday following overnight losses on Wall Street driven by oil price rises and inflation fears.
Singapore - The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has amended rules to allow banks to be admitted as clearing members of its securities market starting next month, the SGX said on Wednesday.
Due to continued selling pressure in the heavy weights led by IT, banking and capital goods shares, the broad based Nifty fell further on Tuesday by 51.15 points and marked its closure at 4,449.80.