After closing higher on Friday, Singapore stocks fell once again, with Hutchison Port Holdings Trust leading the declines. Golden Agri-Resources Ltd and Singapore Press Holdings Ltd were among the biggest drags, falling 1.8% and 1.3%, respectively. Elsewhere markets all edged higher, while Indonesian shares were up as much as 0.7% to a near two-week high. Financials in the country led the gains, with Bank Central Asia TBK PT and Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) TBK PT up 0.8% and 2.1%, respectively. Energy and financial stocks raked in much of the gains with PTT PCL being among the biggest boosts, up 0.6%.

Source: The Edge Markets May 27, 2019 04:18 UTC