Singapore, S.Korea stocks at the helm of decline in Asian equities
Thai baht retreats 0.3%
Singapore stocks hit lowest since mid-September
Shanghai and Seoul equities fall nearly 1%
Updates as at 0749 GMT
By Himanshi Akhand and Adwitiya Srivastava
Oct 30 (Reuters) -Stocks in Singapore and South Korea led declines among Asian equities on Wednesday, with investors cautious ahead of the hotly contested U.S. election next week, while currencies also trended lower with the dollar at a three-month peak.
The broader MSCI index of international emerging markets equities .MSCIEF retreated 0.7% and MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS fell 0.8%.
Singapore equities .STI declined 0.9% to hit their lowest level since mid-September. Seoul shares .KS11 fell 0.9% too.
Saktiandi Supaat, head of Asia forex research at Maybank, said investors were weighing the potential outcome of the U.S. election and the Federal Reserve's policy trajectory next week, as well as the outlook for global growth, including an expected China fiscal stimulus package.
Chinese stocks .SSEC dipped 0.6% as traders awaited a top leadership meeting in Beijing next week that could reveal details of the package.
Reuters reported on Tuesday that China is considering approving next week the issuance of more than 10 trillion yuan ($1.4 trillion) in extra debt in the next few years to revive its fragile economy.
Among currencies, the Malaysian ringgit MYR= fell 0.3% and was on track to log its worst month since November 2016.
The Philippine peso PHP= inched 0.1% higher and was headed for its worst monthly performance in two years.
The pressure on regional currencies this month reflects the strong performance of the dollar, which is headed for its best monthly performance in about two-and-a-half years as investors pare back their expectations of a large rate cut by the Fed. FRX/
U.S. indicators overnight were mixed -- showing a loosening U.S. jobs market but a confident consumer -- and provided little clarity on the outlook for the Fed's easing path.
Investors have been putting on trades betting that Republican candidate Donald Trump could be U.S. president again, although he is still neck-and-neck with Vice President Kamala Harris in several polls.
"A Trump win can risk weighing on regional economies and hurt appetite for regional EM FX given the tariffs that he has proposed to implement," analysts at Maybank said in a note.
The Thai baht THB=TH fell 0.3% and was on track to record its worst monthly decline since September 2023.
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** Malaysian court rules ex-PM Najib needs to enter defence in 1MDB-linked case
Asian stocks and currencies as at 0749 GMT | ||||||
COUNTRY | FX RIC | FX DAILY % | FX YTD % | INDEX | STOCKS DAILY % | STOCKS YTD % |
Japan | JPY= | +0.01 | -8.00 | .N225 | 0.96 | 17.99 |
China | CNY=CFXS | +0.01 | -0.42 | .SSEC | -0.61 | 9.79 |
India | INR=IN | -0.01 | -1.04 | .NSEI | -0.03 | 12.56 |
Indonesia | IDR= | +0.41 | -1.88 | .JKSE | -0.61 | 3.95 |
Malaysia | MYR= | -0.30 | +4.70 | .KLSE | -0.32 | 10.67 |
Philippines | PHP= | +0.05 | -4.86 | .PSI | 0.56 | 12.87 |
S.Korea | KRW=KFTC | +0.16 | -6.67 | .KS11 | -0.92 | -2.32 |
Singapore | SGD= | -0.05 | -0.39 | .STI | -0.92 | 9.79 |
Taiwan | TWD=TP | +0.22 | -4.05 | .TWII | -0.46 | 27.27 |
Thailand | THB=TH | -0.30 | +1.26 | .SETI | 0.02 | 2.52 |
Reporting by Himanshi Akhand and Adwitiya Srivastava in Bengaluru; Editing by Nicholas Yong and Savio D'Souza
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