Regional Markets Mixed: Singapore's STI Edges Up, Hong Kong's HSI Dips

March 14, 2026

Global Markets

Reuters

Southeast Asian markets showed mixed performance on Friday, with Singapore's Straits Times Index gaining 0.2% while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 0.8% due to ongoing concerns about China's economic outlook.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 – On Friday, Southeast Asian and broader Asian markets presented a mixed trading landscape. Singapore's Straits Times Index (STI) edged up 0.2% to close at 3210 points, supported by banking stocks and real estate investment trusts. Meanwhile, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index (HSI) fell 0.8% to 16650 points, primarily weighed down by persistent concerns over the pace of China's economic recovery and pressure on technology stocks. Japan's Nikkei also saw a pullback, declining 0.5%. This divergence in regional performance reflects investors' differentiated assessments of various economies' prospects, alongside ongoing concerns about global interest rate trajectories and geopolitical tensions. The Malaysian market was also influenced by this cautious sentiment.

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