The Southeast Asian stock markets open with significant losses
The stock markets of Southeast Asia started the trading day today with heavy losses in all the parks.
In Singapore, the Stock Exchange of the city-state lost 70.59 points, 2.35 percent, and placed the Straits Times index at 3,060.89 points.
In Malaysia, the stock market of Kuala Lumpur fell 49.55 points, 2.86 percent, and the KLCI index was placed at 1,685.63 points.
In the Philippines, the Manila Stock Exchange lost 74.64 points, 1.07 percent, and the PSEi indicator stood at 6,926.50 points at the start of the negotiation.
In Indonesia, the Jakarta Stock Exchange fell 86.67 points, 1.49 percent, and the JCI index started at 5,734.00 points.
In Vietnam, the VN index of the stock market of Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon) opened with 954.87 points after yielding 39.09 points or 3.93 percent.
In Thailand, the Bangkok Stock Exchange subtracted 44.55 points, equivalent to 2.59 percent, and the SET index started at 1,677.27 points.
Regarding the currencies of the region, their quotations per dollar unit were placed at the beginning of the day:
Singapore Dollar 1,383
Philippine Peso 54,269
Indonesian Rupiah 15,223
Malaysian ringit 4,158
Thai Baht 33,023
Vietnamese Dong 22,713
